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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract
(a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance)
"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
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derivationally related form
W:
(v)
abstract
[Related to:
abstraction
,
abstract
] (consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)
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Overview
synset
W:
(adj)
abstract
[Related to:
abstract
] (existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment)
"abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
W:
(v)
abstract
[Related to:
abstract
] (consider apart from a particular case or instance)
"Let's abstract away from this particular example"
S:
(n)
abstraction
(the act of withdrawing or removing something)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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generalization
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generalisation
(the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances)
S:
(n)
abstraction
(an abstract painting)
S:
(n)
abstractedness
,
abstraction
(preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else)
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)