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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūshōteki
"それは抽象的な概念です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
"Truth and beauty are abstract concepts."
- 1
A summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech.
"Please submit an abstract of your research paper by Friday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'abstractus', the past participle of 'abtrahere' meaning 'to draw away', combining 'ab-' (away from) and 'trahere' (to draw). Entering Middle English in the 14th century, it initially functioned to describe qualities considered apart from concrete objects before expanding into artistic and conceptual domains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abstract" is said worldwide
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abstrait
Transliteration: /ap.stʁɛ/
"C'est un concept abstrait."
abstrakt
Transliteration: /apˈstʁakt/
"Das ist ein abstrakter Begriff."
astratto
Transliteration: /asˈtratto/
"Questo è un concetto astratto."
abstracto
Transliteration: /apsˈtrak.to/
"El arte abstracto es fascinante."
abstrato
Transliteration: /ɐsˈtɾa.tu/
"Ele prefere pensar em termos abstratos."
अमूर्त
Transliteration: amūrt
"यह एक अमूर्त विचार है।"
抽象
Transliteration: chōuxiàng
"这是一个抽象的概念。"
추상적
Transliteration: chusangjeok
"그것은 매우 추상적인 아이디어입니다."
抽象的
Transliteration: chūshōteki
"それは抽象的な概念です。"
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