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English to English noun
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |  | Example: he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
source: wordnet30
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the act of withdrawing or removing something | | source: wordnet30
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the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances | | source: wordnet30
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an abstract painting | | source: wordnet30
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preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else | | source: wordnet30
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a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | | source: wordnet30
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The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal. | | source: webster1913
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