Definition of abstract

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Abstract (a.) To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till..

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High :: High (superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
#NAME? :: -ness () A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness..
Concrete :: Concrete (a.) Standing for an object as it exists in nature, invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from standing for an attribute of an object; -- opposed to abstract..
Remote :: Remote (superl.) Separate; abstracted.
Abstracter :: Abstracter (n.) One who abstracts, or makes an abstract..
Laving :: Laving (v. i.) Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living faith; a living principle..
Number :: Number (n.) The measure of the relation between quantities or things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical value.
Argument :: Argument (n.) The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem..
Headnote :: Headnote (n.) A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court..
Abstractionist :: Abstractionist (n.) An idealist.
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts of a substance, by distillation or other chemical processes. In this sense extract is now more generally used..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To epitomize; to abridge.
Defiliation :: Defiliation (n.) Abstraction of a child from its parents.
Abstractly :: Abstractly (adv.) In an abstract state or manner; separately; absolutely; by itself; as, matter abstractly considered..
Universal :: Universal (n.) A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction; general as opposed to particular; as, reptile is an abstract or general name..
Brief :: Brief (v. t.) To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings..
Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..
Abstracted :: Abstracted (a.) Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
Staringly :: Stargasing (n.) Hence, absent-mindedness; abstraction..
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