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The definition of abstract
15 Definitions of: abstract
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- adjective, having no reference to material objects or specific examples; not concrete
- adjective, not applied or practical; theoretical
- adjective, hard to understand; recondite; abstruse
- adjective, denoting art characterized by geometric, formalized, or otherwise nonrepresentational qualities
- adjective, defined in terms of its formal properties
- adjective, philosophy (of an idea) functioning for some empiricists as the meaning of a general term
- noun, a condensed version of a piece of writing, speech, etc; summary
- noun, an abstract term or idea
- noun, an abstract painting, sculpture, etc
- noun, in the abstract without reference to specific circumstances or practical experience
- verb, to think of (a quality or concept) generally without reference to a specific example; regard theoretically
- verb, to form (a general idea) by abstraction
- verb, to summarize or epitomize
- verb, to remove or extract
- verb, to steal
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| Synonyms: | isolate, abstruse, draw, philosophical, conceptual, summary, résumé, outline, extract, essence | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | expansion, add, actual |
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