abstraction
abstraction Lexical Profile
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• noun
The quality of dealing with ideas, concepts, or general principles rather than specific events or tangible objects, or something that exists only as an idea.
"Justice is often discussed as a philosophical abstraction until it is applied to a real-world court case."
Freedom from representational qualities in art, or a work of visual art that uses shapes, colors, and forms rather than depicting recognizable subjects.
"The gallery's new exhibition traces the painter's gradual transition from traditional portraiture to pure geometric abstraction."
A state of mental preoccupation or absent-mindedness in which a person's attention is drawn away from their immediate surroundings.
"Noticing her quiet abstraction during dinner, he asked what was troubling her."
The process of removing or extracting something from a source, especially the diversion of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
"Strict environmental regulations now limit water abstraction from the river during the summer drought."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin 'abstractio', meaning a drawing away, derived from the Latin verb 'abstrahere' ('abs-' meaning 'away' + 'trahere' meaning 'to draw or pull').
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