abstraction
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[change]- An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?
- A line that has no width is only an abstraction.
- Abstraction is the state of being very deep in thought.
- Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'
- Abstraction is the use of shapes and patterns in art.
- Her paintings grew larger, and the images changed from abstraction to realism.