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The Importance of Being Earnest | ||
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as in: abstract thought Define
of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
or more rarely:
describing someone as distracted -- thinking about something outside of the immediate conversation or circumstances
There are no more uses of "abstract" identified with this meaning in the play. Show samples from other sources Go to more samples To see samples from other sources, click a word sense below: as in: abstract thought Define
of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
or more rarely:
describing someone as distracted -- thinking about something outside of the immediate conversation or circumstances
as in: read the abstract
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a summary; or to summarize -- especially academic writing
as in: abstract art
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not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
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