Definition of abstract

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Abstract (a.) To draw off in respect to interest or attention; as, his was wholly abstracted by other objects..

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Absence :: Absence (n.) Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind..
Summation :: Summary (a.) A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account..
Abstractitious :: Abstractitious (a.) Obtained from plants by distillation.
Extract :: Extract (n.) A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an abstract. See Abstract, n., 4..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To withdraw; to separate; to take away.
Symbol :: Symbol (n.) An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion..
High :: High (superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
Argument :: Argument (n.) The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem..
Abstraction :: Abstraction (a.) Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects.
Staringly :: Stargasing (n.) Hence, absent-mindedness; abstraction..
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Concrete :: Concrete (a.) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; -- opposed to general. See Abstract, 3..
Detachment :: Detachment (n.) Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.
Abstractedness :: Abstractedness (n.) The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
Abstraction :: Abstraction (a.) An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; as, to fight for mere abstractions..
Inabstracted :: Inabstracted (a.) Not abstracted.
Aphorism :: Aphorism (n.) A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart from the other properties which constitute it; -- opposed to concrete; as, honesty is an abstract word..
Number :: Number (n.) The measure of the relation between quantities or things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical value.
Doctrinaire :: Doctrinaire (n.) One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire notions..
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