| abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
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| abstract | a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory |
| abstract | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example |
| abstract | consider apart from a particular case or instance |
| abstract | give an abstract (of) |
| abstract | make off with belongings of others |
| abstract | existing only in the mind |
| abstract | dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention |
| abstract | based on specialized theory |
| abstract | not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature |
| abstract | an abstract genre of art |
| abstract | a painter of abstract pictures |