1existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence:abstract concepts such as love or beauty
dealing with ideas rather than events:the novel was too abstract and esoteric to sustain much attention
not based on a particular instance; theoretical:we have been discussing the problem in a very abstract manner
(of a noun) denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.
2relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but rather seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, colours, and textures:abstract pictures
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1a summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech:an abstract of her speech
2an abstract work of art:a big unframed abstract
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1 (abstract something from) consider something theoretically or separately from (something else):to abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism
2 (usually abstract something from) extract or remove (something):applications to abstract more water from streams
used euphemistically to indicate that someone has stolen something:his pockets contained all he had been able to abstract from the flat
(abstract oneself) withdraw:as our relationship deepened you seemed to abstract yourself
3make a written summary of (an article or book):staff who abstract material for an online database
in the abstract
in a general way; without reference to specific instances:there’s a fine line between promoting US business interests in the abstract and promoting specific companies