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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•strac•tion /æbˈstrækʃən/USA pronunciation n. - an abstract or general idea or term:[countable]The idea of injustice was just an abstraction to her.
- [uncountable] absent-mindedness;
inattention.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•strac•tion (ab strak′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an abstract or general idea or term.
- the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
- an impractical idea;
something visionary and unrealistic. - the act of taking away or separating;
withdrawal:The sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies. - secret removal, esp. theft.
- absent-mindedness;
inattention; mental absorption. - Fine Art
- the abstract qualities or characteristics of a work of art.
- a work of art, esp. a nonrepresentational one, stressing formal relationships.
- Late Latin abstractiōn- (stem of abstractiō) separation. See abstract, -ion
- 1540–50
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