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How to pronounce abstract
Say it like this: /ˈæbˌstɹækt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does abstract mean?
nounAn abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
“An analysis and abstract of every treatise he had read.”
Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
“Man, the abstract Of all perfection, which the workmanship Of Heaven hath modeled.”
Concentrated essence of a product.
adjDerived; extracted.
Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.
“The more abstract we are from the body ... the more fit we shall be to behold divine light.”
Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
verbTo separate; to disengage.
“He was incapable of forming any opinion or resolution abstracted from his own prejudices.”
To remove; to take away; withdraw.
“The lightning of the public burdens, which at present abstract a large proportion of profits and wages.”
To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
“Von Rosen had quietly abstracted the bearing-reins from the harness.”
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