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abstraction (iou)

abstraction noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin abstractio(n-), from abstract-: see ABSTRACT verb, -ION.]
The act of taking away; withdrawal; euphem. stealing. LME.
C. Lamb He robs..the revenue,an abstraction I never greatly cared about.
A state of withdrawal from worldly things or things of the senses. LME.
E. Waugh Dennis awoke from a deep abstraction.
b. Absence of mind. L18.
Boswell Wrapped up in grave abstraction.
a. The act of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments; the state of being so considered. L16.
vicious abstraction: see VICIOUS adjective.
J. Wain We had been asked to drink a toast to Success, in abstractionnot Success to this or that person, but Success itself.
b. A thing so considered; a thing which exists only in idea; something visionary. L16.
B. Russell 'The State' is an abstraction; it does not feel pleasure or pain, it has no hopes or fears.
Freedom from representational qualities in Art; an abstract work of Art. E20.
M. Shadbolt The paintings were not..abstractions. They were landscapes, more or less.
abstractional adjective M19.
abstractionism noun the pursuit of abstraction(s); esp. the principles or pursuit of abstract Art: E20.
abstractionist noun a person who deals with abstractions; an advocate or practitioner of abstract Art: M19.

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