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Abstract(medicine)
abstract art(encyclopedia)
abstract(2)(dictionary)
abstract(1)(dictionary)
Abstract Expressionism(dictionary)
abstract 3, verb(dictionary)
ABSTRACT OF TITLE(law)
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leavings (oh) and abstract 1, adjective (oh)


leavings (oh)



things that are left because people do not want them

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