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abstractional

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ab⋅strac⋅tion

  [ab-strak-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an abstract or general idea or term.
2. the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
3. an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.
4. the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal: The sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies.
5. secret removal, esp. theft.
6. absent-mindedness; inattention; mental absorption.
7. Fine Arts.
a. the abstract qualities or characteristics of a work of art.
b. a work of art, esp. a nonrepresentational one, stressing formal relationships.
Origin:
1540–50; < LL abstractiōn- (s. of abstractiō) separation. See abstract, -ion

Related forms:
ab⋅strac⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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ab·strac·tion   (āb-strāk'shən, əb-)   
n.  

    1. The act of abstracting or the state of having been abstracted.

    2. An abstract concept, idea, or term.

    3. An abstract quality.

  2. Preoccupation; absent-mindedness.

  3. An abstract work of art.

ab·strac'tion·al, ab·strac'tive adj.
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abstraction ab·strac·tion (āb-strāk'shən, əb-)
n.

  1. Distillation or separation of the volatile constituents of a substance.

  2. Exclusive mental concentration; absent-mindedness.

  3. A malocclusion in which the teeth or associated structures are lower than their normal occlusal plane.

  4. The selection of a certain aspect of a concept from the whole.

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