abstraction
nounUK /əbˈstrækʃən/
US /æbˈstrækʃən/
An abstraction is a big idea that you cannot touch or see.
Love is an abstraction that is hard to draw.
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2. The act of taking something away or removing it.
The abstraction of water from the river worried the farmers.
3. A state of being lost in thought.
She stared out the window in quiet abstraction.
4. A work of art that does not show real things.
The museum showed an abstraction made of bright shapes.