| query | An a_______ idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events .An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events . ...abstract principles such as justice. It's not a question of some abstract concept. ...the faculty of abstract reasoning. It is hard to think abstractly in these conditions. |
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| word | abstract |
| full-definition | adjective An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events . ...abstract principles such as justice. It's not a question of some abstract concept. ...the faculty of abstract reasoning. It is hard to think abstractly in these conditions. In grammar, an abstract noun refers to a quality or idea rather than to a physical object. ...abstract words such as glory, honor, and courage. Abstract art makes use of shapes and patterns rather than showing people or things. ...a modern abstract painting. noun An abstract is an abstract work of art. An abstract of an article, document, or speech is a short piece of writing that gives the main points of it. verb If you abstract something from a place, you take it from there. ...a licence to abstract water from the River Axe. The author has abstracted poems from earlier books. |
| inflections | abstractsabstractingabstractedabstractly |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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