abstract — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
Senses
abstract is used for these senses in English:
- abstract Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
- abstract Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- abstract (arts, often, capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20th century. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- abstractive Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.