over-abstract

o·ver-ab·stract

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver adjective ab-strakt, ab-strakt]
- /ˈoʊ vər adjective æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver adjective ab-strakt, ab-strakt]
- /ˈoʊ vər adjective æbˈstrækt, ˈæb strækt/

Definitions of over-abstract word

adjective over-abstract thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea. 1
adjective over-abstract expressing a quality or characteristic apart from any specific object or instance, as justice, poverty, and speed. 1
adjective over-abstract theoretical; not applied or practical: abstract science. 1
adjective over-abstract difficult to understand; abstruse: abstract speculations. 1
adjective over-abstract Fine Arts. of or relating to the formal aspect of art, emphasizing lines, colors, generalized or geometrical forms, etc., especially with reference to their relationship to one another. (often initial capital letter) pertaining to the nonrepresentational art styles of the 20th century. 1
noun over-abstract a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English: withdrawn from worldly interests < Latin abstractus drawn off (past participle of abstrahere). See abs-, tract1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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