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abstract

adjective
  1. Existing only in concept and not in reality: hypothetic, hypothetical, ideal, theoretic, theoretical, transcendent, transcendental. See real
  2. Concerned primarily with theories rather than practical matters: academic, speculative, theoretic, theoretical. See thoughts
noun
A short summary or version prepared by cutting down a larger work: abridgment, brief, condensation, epitome, synopsis. See words
verb
  1. To remove from association with: detach, disassociate, disengage, dissociate, withdraw. See assemble
  2. To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of: epitomize, go over, recapitulate, review, run down, run through, summarize, sum up, synopsize, wrap up. Informal: recap. See thoughts

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