abstraction
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/æbˈstrækʃn/
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/æbˈstrækʃn/
noun
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a broad or general idea that does not refer to a specific instance
The concept of 'love' is an abstraction that can be hard to define.
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a state of being so lost in thought that one does not notice what is happening around them
Lost in abstraction, she didn't hear the doorbell ring.
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the process of taking something away from another thing
The abstraction of water from the river for irrigation purposes is carefully managed.
translation
a broad or general idea that does not refer to a specific instance; a state of being so lost in thought that one does not notice what is happening around them; the process of taking something away from another thing
Word Forms
Plural
abstractions