Abstract

/ˈæbˌstɹækt/

noun

  1. An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.

  2. Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.

  3. An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.

Synonyms: abridgment, compendium, epitome, synopsis

verb

  1. To separate; to disengage.

  2. To remove; to take away; withdraw.

  3. To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.

Synonyms: abridge, epitomize, summarize, filch, purloin, steal, remove, separate

adjective

  1. Derived; extracted.

  2. Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.

  3. Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.

Synonyms: abstruse, ascriptive, attributive, conceptual, ideal, imaginary, incorporeal, intangible

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