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    • abstract :a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
      • he loved her only in the abstract--not in person

    • abstract :existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
      • abstract words like `truth' and `justice'

    • abstract :not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
      • a large abstract painting

    • abstract :consider apart from a particular case or instance
      • Let's abstract away from this particular example

    • abstract :dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
      • abstract reasoning|abstract science

    • abstract :consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

      • abstract :a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

        • abstract :make off with belongings of others

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