1 [C,U] (formal) a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract:
ideological / mathematical abstractions
2 [U] (formal) the state of thinking deeply about sth and not paying attention to what is around you:
She was gazing in abstraction at the far corner of the room.
3 [U,C] (technical) the action of removing sth from sth else; the process of being removed from sth else:
water abstraction from rivers
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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