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ABSTRACT OF TITLE(law)
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abstract 1, adjective (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of abstrahere, from abs- 'away' + trahere 'to pull']
based on general ideas or principles rather than specific examples or real events
-synonym theoretical theoretical
abstract idea/concept
::the ability to translate abstract ideas into words
::By the age of seven, children are capable of thinking in abstract terms .
::Human beings are the only creatures capable of abstract thought (=thinking about ideas) .
existing only as an idea or quality rather than as something real that you can see or touch
-opposite concrete concrete
::the abstract nature of beauty

abstract paintings, designs etc consist of shapes and patterns that do not look like real people or things
-see also abstract noun