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abstract[3,verb] abstracted

Main Entry: ³ab·stract
Pronunciation: ab-strakt, ab-strakt, in sense 3 usually ab-strakt
Function: verb
1 : to take out : REMOVE <abstract a diamond from a pile of sand>
2 : to consider apart from a particular instance <abstract the idea of roundness from a ball>
3 : to make an abstract of : SUMMARIZE
4 : to draw away the attention of
- ab·strac·tor or ab·stract·er /-strak-tr, -strak-/ noun

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