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abstract

Definition for abstract

adjective as in conceptual, theoretical

noun as in short document prepared from a longer one

verb as in take away from

verb as in prepare short document from longer one

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Example Sentences

Co-authors, disclosures and any additional funding sources are listed in the abstract.

In contrast, the ease of digital payments often results in mindless spending, as the tangibility of cash is replaced by abstract numbers on a screen.

I wasn’t expecting to write such a sentence about an abstract and some might even say abstruse Sondheim musical that has had only one short-lived Broadway revival.

He abstracts the written text, creating space between the characters and their lines.

Others believe net migration makes little sense as an abstract figure.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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