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tuumia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • muse noun A person or force that inspires an artist, writer, or other creative person.
  • wonder noun A feeling of amazement and curiosity caused by something remarkable or unexpected.

Senses

tuumia is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract (transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
  • muse (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
  • wonder (transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

muse — full definition

  1. noun A person or force that inspires an artist, writer, or other creative person.
  2. noun In Greek mythology, one of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences.
  3. verb To think quietly and deeply about something; to ponder.

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