n.
Pronunciation: ' ab- ˌ strakt, in sense 2 also ab- '
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin abstractus
Date: 15th century
1 : a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form also : something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things
2 : an abstract thing or state
3 : ABSTRACTION 4A