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Traditional English :: abstract
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abstrct - adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 a to do with or existing in thought rather than matter, or in theory rather than practice; not tangible or concrete (abstract questions rarely concerned him). b (of a word, esp. a noun) denoting a quality or condition or intangible thing rather than a concrete object.
2 (of art) achieving its effect by grouping shapes and colours in satisfying patterns rather than by the recognizable representation of physical reality. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) take out of; extract; remove.
2 a tr. summarize (an article, book, etc.). b intr. do this as an occupation.
3 tr. & refl. (often foll. by from) disengage (a person's attention etc.); distract.
4 tr. (foll. by from) consider abstractly or separately from something else.
5 tr. euphem. steal. --n. 1 a summary or statement of the contents of a book etc.
2 an abstract work of art.
3 an abstraction or abstract term. abstract expressionism a development of abstract art which aims at a subjective emotional expression of an ideal rather than a picture of a physical object. in the abstract in theory rather than in practice. abstractly adv. abstractor n. (in sense 2 of v.). [ME f. OF abstract or L abstractus past part. of abstrahere (as AB-, trahere draw)] |
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Related Words
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abstract
judgement
design
art
painting
modern
thesis
syntax
statistical
united
state
framed
photography
font
gallery
algebra
net
heidi
klum
oil
wall
cambridge
scientific
watercolor
noun
example
american
picture
driver
title
company
research
psychological
photo
contemporary
work
class
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Most Often Usage
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abstract of judgement
abstract design
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abstract modern art
thesis abstract
abstract syntax
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statistical abstract of the united state
statistical abstract
framed abstract art
abstract photography
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abstract algebra
abstract net heidi klum
abstract oil painting
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