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abstract /ab-straktˈ/ transitive verb- To draw away
- To separate
- To remove quietly
- To purloin
- To summarize
- To form a general concept from consideration of particular instances
noun /abˈstrakt/ - That part or thing which represents the essence
- An abstraction
- An abstract painting, sculpture, photograph, etc
- A summary or abridgement
- In Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra I.4.9, explained by some as an abridgement of time of separation, while others conjecture obstruct
adjective /abˈstrakt/ - Abstracted
- Apart from actual material instances, existing only as a mental concept, opp to concrete
- Away from practice, theoretical
- (of terms) denoting a quality of a thing apart from the thing, eg ‘redness’
- Representing ideas in geometric and other designs, not the forms of nature (art)
- (of verse) using words primarily for their auditory and rhythmic qualities
ORIGIN: L abs away from, and trahere, tractum to draw abstractˈed adjective - Drawn off (with from)
- Removed
- Absent-minded
abstractˈedly adverb abstractˈedness noun abstracˈter or formerly in the Civil Service abstracˈtor noun A person who makes abstracts abstracˈtion noun - The act of abstracting
- The state of being abstracted
- Abstract quality or character
- Withdrawal from worldly things
- Absent-mindedness
- A purloining
- The process of abstracting by the mind
- A thing existing only in idea
- A theory or visionary notion
- An abstract term
- An abstract composition (art)
abstracˈtional adjective abstracˈtionism noun abstracˈtionist noun A person dealing in abstractions or unrealities (also adjective) abstracˈtive adjective - Able or tending to abstract
- Formed by or relating to abstraction
noun- Anything abstractive
- An abstract
abstracˈtively adverb abˈstractly adverb abˈstractness noun abstract expressionism noun A development in art that began in America in the 1940s in which the expression of the artist's feelings informs his or her abstract representations abstract of title noun (law) - A summary of facts concerning ownership
- A document giving evidence, in shortened form, of the ownership of property or land
in the abstract - As an abstraction
- In theory
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