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Abstract

/æˈbstrækt/
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(noun) An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.

To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.
The theory is too abstract for me.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His paintings are very ____ and hard for most people to understand.

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