All 3 Uses
abstract
in
Go Set a Watchman
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- She wondered if those were the same abstracts, files, and professional impedimenta on his desk that were there when she would run in, out of breath, desperate for an ice cream cone, and request a nickel.
p. 237.3 *abstracts = summaries
- Abstract justice written down item by item on a brief—nothing to do with that black boy, you just like a neat brief.
p. 248.2 *abstract = of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- When concentrating it was his practice to finger his watch-chain and rummage abstractedly in his watchpocket.†
p. 148.7
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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(2)
(abstract as in: read the abstract) a summary; or to summarize -- especially academic writing
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(abstract as in: abstract art) not imitating external reality or the objects of nature
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(abstracted as in: abstracted, so didn't notice) lost in thought; or distracted by thoughts
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(abstracted as in: abstracted his wallet) removed
- (6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)