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Noun
Definition: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
Definition: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Definition: An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
Verb
Definition: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Definition: make off with belongings of others
Definition: consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
Definition: give an abstract (of)
Definition: To separate; to disengage.
Adjective
Definition: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
Definition: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
Definition: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
Definition: Derived; extracted.