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Abstractive
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| abstraction (æbˈstrækʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | absence of mind; preoccupation |
| 2. | the process of formulating generalized ideas or concepts by extracting common qualities from specific examples |
| 3. | an idea or concept formulated in this way: good and evil are abstractions |
| 4. | logic See also lambda calculus an operator that forms a class name or predicate from any given expression |
| 5. | an abstract painting, sculpture, etc |
| 6. | the act of withdrawing or removing |
| ab'stractive | |
| —adj | |
| ab'stractively | |
| —adv | |
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