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Abstract — Ab stract , n. [See {Abstract}, a.] 1. That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abstract of title — Abstract Ab stract , n. [See {Abstract}, a.] 1. That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abstract Detail — In traditional philosophy a concrete term is defined as a word which denotes a particular person or thing, and an abstract term is defined as a noun which denotes qualities that exist only as attributes of particular persons or things. A sentence … Wikipedia
abstract — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 a to do with or existing in thought rather than matter, or in theory rather than practice; not tangible or concrete (abstract questions rarely concerned him). b (of a word, esp. a noun) denoting a quality or condition or… … Useful english dictionary
Abstract nonsense — Abstract nonsense, or general abstract nonsense, alternatively general nonsense, is a popular term used by mathematicians to describe certain kinds of arguments and concepts in category theory or applications.HistoryThe term predates the… … Wikipedia
Abstract Imagists — is a term derived from a 1961 exhibition in the Guggenheim Museum, New York called American Abstract Expressionists and Imagists it refers to those who have largely non gestural impersonal works of Abstract expressionists. A signature of the… … Wikipedia
Abstract impressionism — is a type of abstract painting (not to be confused with Abstract Expressionism, a similar but different movement) where small brushstrokes build and structure large paintings. Small brushstrokes exhibit control of large areas, expressing the… … Wikipedia
abstract — for adj. [, ab strakt′, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.1 & vt.4 [, ab′strakt΄; ] for n.2 [, ab′strakt΄, ab strakt′; ] for vt.1, 2, & 3 [, ab strakt′] adj. [< L abstractus, pp. of abstrahere, to draw from, separate < ab(s) , from + trahere, to DRAW] 1 … English World dictionary
Term limits in the United States — Term limits to offices in the United States:Historical backgroundTerm limits, or Rotation in office, dates back to the American Revolution, and prior to that to the democracies and republics of antiquity. The council of 500 in ancient Athens… … Wikipedia
abstract nouns — The Fowlers (1906) and Gowers (1965) warned against the excessive use of abstract nouns, Gowers coining the term ‘abstractitis’ as a label for his disapproval. The principal area of offence is in official documents and formal writing. The Fowler… … Modern English usage
