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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
- So I speak to him and say to him: "Comrade, I did not want to kill you." If you jumped in here again, I would not do it, if you would be sensible too. But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response.
- It was that abstraction I stabbed.
- We all agree that we want what’s "best for the country", but that is an abstract concept and we cannot agree on which specific laws should be passed.
- She struggles with abstract reasoning.
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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
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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. . . enhancing vocabulary while reading |