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abstract in English
- abstract⇄abstract, adjective, verb, noun.
- abstract⇄adj. 1. thought of apart from any particular object, real thing, or actual instance; not concrete.
Ex. Sweetness is abstract; a lump of sugar is concrete. Truth is an abstract concept.
2. expressing or naming a quality, idea, or other concep - abstract⇄adv. abstractly.
- abstract⇄expr. in the abstract, in theory rather than in practice.
Ex. 10 percent of society understands in the abstract the meaning of ""freedom"" (Maclean's). - abstract⇄noun abstracter, abstractor.
- abstract⇄noun abstractness.
- abstract⇄noun 1. a brief statement of the main ideas or important points of an article, book, case in court, or other printed material; summary.
Ex. The students will write brief summaries of scientific treatises, earning $2.50 for each such abstract (Wall - abstract⇄v.t. 1. to think of (a quality, such as color, weight, or truth) apart from any object or real thing having that quality or any actual instance.
Ex. We can abstract the idea of redness from the color of all red objects.
2. to make an abstrac