1. abstraction - noun
· a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
Synonym(s): abstract
Hypernym(s): concept, conception, construct
2. abstraction - noun
· the act of withdrawing or removing something
Hypernym(s): removal, remotion
3. abstraction - noun
· the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Synonym(s): generalization, generalisation
Hypernym(s): theorization, theorisation
4. abstraction - noun
· an abstract painting
Hypernym(s): painting, picture
5. abstraction - noun
· preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
Synonym(s): abstractedness
Hypernym(s): preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
6. abstraction - noun
· a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Synonym(s): abstract_entity
Hypernym(s): entity
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