• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the Abstract--not in person"
• a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
• consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider Abstractly or theoretically
• consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let''s Abstract away from this particular example"
• give an Abstract (of)
• make off with belongings of others
• existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "Abstract words like `truth'' and `justice''"
• dealing with a subject in the Abstract without practical purpose or intention; "Abstract reasoning"; "Abstract science"
• based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis"
• not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large Abstract painting"

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