Definition of abstract

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Abstract (a.) An abstract term.

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Absence :: Absence (n.) Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind..
Anhydride :: Anhydride (n.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water..
Absent-minded :: Absent-minded (a.) Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.
Concrete :: Concrete (a.) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; -- opposed to general. See Abstract, 3..
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..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) An abstract term.
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and papers..
Abstractive :: Abstractive (a.) Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To epitomize; to abridge.
Theory :: Theory (n.) An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music..
Concrete :: Concrete (a.) Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; -- opposed to abstract..
Jalap :: "Jalap (n.) The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium purga), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa..
Defalcation :: Defalcation (n.) An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement..
Muse :: Muse (n.) Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study..
Distrait :: Distrait (a.) Absent-minded; lost in thought; abstracted.
Abstracter :: Abstracter (n.) One who abstracts, or makes an abstract..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance.
Abstractedness :: Abstractedness (n.) The state of being abstracted; abstract character.
Absently :: Absently (adv.) In an absent or abstracted manner.
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