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| 1. | [ noun ] a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance | |
| Synonyms: | abstract | |
| Examples: | "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
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| Related terms: | concept thing right teacher absolute abstract | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of withdrawing or removing something | |
| Synonyms: | extraction | |
| Related terms: | removal | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances | |
| Synonyms: | generalization generalisation | |
| Related terms: | theorization generalize | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (fine art) an abstract painting | |
| Related terms: | painting | |
| 5. | [ noun ] preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else | |
| Synonyms: | abstractedness | |
| Related terms: | preoccupation reverie | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | |
| Related terms: | time space relation measure set attribute abstract | |
| Similar spelling: |
abstractionist abstractionism abstract abstractive abstractness abstract_art abstractor abstractly abstracter abstracted abstractedness abstention abstractedly abactinal abstentious |
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