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astratto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.

Senses

astratto is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract (now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • 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 An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

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.

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