Both Uses of
abstract
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- but he was ... not an abstract man, but a creature quite, quite separate from all others.
Chpt 6 *abstract = of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- That Caius — man in the abstract — was mortal, was perfectly correct, but he was not Caius, not an abstract man, but a creature quite, quite separate from all others.†
Chpt 6 *
Definitions:
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(abstract as in: abstract thought) of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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(abstract as in: read the abstract) a summary; or to summarize -- especially academic writing