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Meaning of abstract

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  abstract
      adj 1: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment;
             "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'" [ant:
             {concrete}]
      2: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects
         of nature; "a large abstract painting" [syn: {abstract},
         {abstractionist}, {nonfigurative}, {nonobjective}]
      3: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical
         purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract
         science"
      n 1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific
           instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in
           person" [syn: {abstraction}, {abstract}]
      2: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
         [syn: {outline}, {synopsis}, {abstract}, {precis}]
      v 1: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example;
           consider abstractly or theoretically
      2: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage},
         {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook},
         {sneak}, {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
      3: consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's
         abstract away from this particular example"
      4: give an abstract (of)

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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