Dictionary Check: abstraction

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"abstraction" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

noun

a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

Example: "he loved her only in the abstract — not in person"
Synonyms:
abstract
noun

the act of withdrawing or removing something

noun

the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

Synonyms:
generalization generalisation
noun

an abstract painting

noun

preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

Synonyms:
abstractedness
noun

a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

Synonyms:
abstract entity

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