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Meanings of abstract in English
Existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment.
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Usage of abstract in English
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It was still distant, abstract: battles at sea thousands of miles off.
2
Part of the problem is that microformats are thus far very abstract.
3
Freedom -rather more complicated in the concrete than the abstract, yes?'
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ITF's interest in Ireland's rescue services therefore is not an abstract thing.
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The idea of vegetation in general is too abstract to be primitive.
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Areas involved in abstract reasoning and those that process emotions light up.
7
Cinema often struggles with dramatising difficult ideas, particularly if they are abstract.
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This, in the abstract, was gratifying; but in practice it distressed her.
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Besides his life in the concrete is his life in the abstract.
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No abstract available Grant support No sponsors or funders for this work.
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The province of the University is to educate citizenship in the abstract.
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I thought they looked great, but were too abstract for this project.
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Reviewers worked in duplicate to select articles, evaluate quality, and abstract information.
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This is right in the abstract, but in practice it acts badly.
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We've all seen how powerful images can make abstract crises feel concrete.
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He builds on the most abstract general ideas, which I entirely disclaim.
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Spanish
Abstract through the time
Abstract across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common