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( abstracts)
1.
An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
...abstract principles such as justice...
It’s not a question of some abstract concept.
= theoretical
ADJ
• ab‧stract‧ly
It is hard to think abstractly in these conditions.
ADV
2.
When you talk or think about something in the abstract , you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events.
Money was a commodity she never thought about except in the abstract.
PHRASE : PHR with cl / group
3.
In grammar, an abstract noun refers to a quality or idea rather than to a physical object.
...abstract words such as glory, honor, and courage.
≠ concrete
ADJ : ADJ n
4.
Abstract art makes use of shapes and patterns rather than showing people or things.
...a modern abstract painting.
≠ figurative
ADJ : usu ADJ n
5.
An abstract is an abstract work of art.
N-COUNT
6.
An abstract of an article, document, or speech is a short piece of writing that gives the main points of it.
= summary
N-COUNT : oft N of n