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1387, from L. abstractus "drawn away," pp. of abstrahere, from ab(s)- "away" + trahere "draw" (see tract (1)). Meaning "withdrawn or separated from material objects or practical matters" is from 1557; specifically in ref. to the arts, it dates from 1915; abstract expressionism from 1952. Meaning "summary of a document" is from 1528. The verb is first recorded 1542. |
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Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition |
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1. summary: a summary of a longer text, especially of an academic article
2. intellectual concept: a concept or term that does not refer to a concrete object but denotes a quality, emotion, or idea
3. arts abstract artwork: a work of art, especially a painting, in an abstract style |
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Compact Oxford English Dictionary |
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• adjective /abstrakt/ 1 theoretical rather than physical or concrete. 2 (of art) achieving its effect through colour and shapes rather than attempting to represent recognizable reality.
• verb /bstrakt/ 1 extract or remove. 2 consider theoretically or separately from something else. 3 make a written summary of.
• noun /abstrakt/ 1 a summary of a book or article. 2 an abstract work of art. |
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Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition |
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having only intrinsic form with little or no attempt at pictorial |
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Cambridge International Dictionary of English |
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Wiktionary |
Abstract |
abstract (plural abstracts)
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An abridgement or summary.
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The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus |
abstract |
something that is abstract or regarded apart from the concrete. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language |
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A statement summarizing the important points |
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Infoplease Dictionary |
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1. a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
2. something that concentrates in itself the essential qualities of anything more extensive or more general, or of several things; essence.
3. an idea or term considered apart from some material basis or object.
4. an abstract work of art.
5. in the abstract, without reference to a specific object or instance; in theory: beauty in the abstract. |
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Dictionary.com |
abstract |
a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome
something that concentrates in itself the essential qualities of anything more extensive or more general, or of several things; essence
an idea or term considered apart from some material basis or object |
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UltraLingua English Dictionary |
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That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief. 2. A state of separation from other things; "to consider a subject in the abstract, or apart from other associated things." 3. An abstract term. 4. A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar and milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance. |
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Cambridge Dictionary of American English |
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A painting, drawing, or sculpture is described as abstract if it tries to represent the qualities of objects or people but does not show their outer appearance: abstract art |
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Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia |
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Abstract art, a non-representational artwork, especially a painting.
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Abstract (law), a brief statement of the most important points of one or more legal documents
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Abstract (summary), an abbreviated summary of any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline.
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Abstraction (computer science), a high-level specification as opposed to a low-level implementation, which is "concrete". |
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Online Plain Text English Dictionary |
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(a.) A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition |
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A concrete name is a name which stands for a thing; an abstract name which stands for an attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in more modern times, which, if not introduced by Locke, has gained currency from his example, of applying the expression abstract name" to all names which are the result of abstraction and generalization, and consequently to all general names, instead of confining it to the names of attributes. J. S. Mill. |
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Rhymezone |
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AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary |
abstract |
a brief statement of the main points (of a book, speech, etc).
said of an art form, especially painting: that represents the subject by shapes and patterns, etc rather than in the shape or form it actually has |
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary |
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1. To draw from, or to separate; as to abstract an action from its evil effects; to abstract spirit from any substance by distillation; but in this sense extract is now more generally used.
2. To separate ideas by the operation of the mind; to consider one part of a complex object, or to have a partial idea of it in the mind.
3. To select or separate the substance of a book or writing; to epitomize or reduce to a summary. |
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WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper |
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1. (2) abstraction, abstract -- (a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; ``he loved her only in the abstract--not in person'' )
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2. outline, synopsis, abstract, precis -- (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory) |
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LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus |
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n] a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person". More...
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ODLIS-Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science |
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A brief, objective representation of the essential content of a book, article, speech, report, dissertation, patent, standard, or other work, presenting the main points in the same order as the original but having no independent literary value. A well-prepared abstract enables the reader to 1) quickly identify the basic content of the document, 2) determine its relevance to their interests, and 3) decide whether it is worth their time to read the entire document. An abstract can be informative, indicative, critical, or written from a particular point of view (slanted). Examples of the various types of abstracts can be seen in the Appendix of the ANSI/NISO Z39.14 Guidelines for Abstracts.
Length depends on the type of document abstracted and the intended use of the abstract. As a general rule, abstracts of long documents, such as monographs and theses, are limited to a single page (about 300 words); abstracts of papers, articles, and portions of monographs are no longer than 250 words; abstracts of notes and other brief communications are limited to 100 words; and abstracts of very short documents, such as editorials and letters to the editor, are about 30 words long. In a scholarly journal article, the abstract should appear on the first page, following the title and name(s) of author(s) and preceding the text. In a separately published document, the abstract should be placed between the title page and the text. In an entry in a printed indexing and abstracting service or bibliographic database, the abstract accompanies the citation. Because the abstract is a searchable field in most bibliographic databases, attention must be paid by the abstractor to the keywords included in it. Authorship of an abstract can be unattributed or indicated by name or initials. Compare with summary. See also: abstracting journal, author abstract, and structured abstract. |
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Law.com Dictionary |
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a summary of a record or document, such as an abstract of judgment or abstract of title to real property. |
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