All 4 Uses
abstract
in
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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- NICK: (Indicating the abstract painting) Who . . . who did the . . . ?
Act 1 *abstract = not imitating external reality or objects of nature
- MARTHA: [comparing the subject of biology to that of math] ... Biology's even better. It's less . . . abstruse.
GEORGE: Abstract.
MARTHA: ABSTRUSE! In the sense of recondite. (Sticks her tongue out at GEORGE) Don't you tell me words.Act 1 *abstract = of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance - GEORGE: (A trifle abstracted) Oh, I've had it awhile.†
Act 1
- MARTHA (Somewhat abstracted) Good for you.†
Act 2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(abstract as in: abstract thought) of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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(2)
(abstract as in: read the abstract) a summary; or to summarize -- especially academic writing
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(3)
(abstract as in: abstract art) not imitating external reality or the objects of nature
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(4)
(abstracted as in: abstracted, so didn't notice) lost in thought; or distracted by thoughts
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(5)
(abstracted as in: abstracted his wallet) removed
- (6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)