abstraction
noun/æbˈstrækʃən/
Frequency rank: #9,511 most common English word
Meaning
something that exists as an idea rather than a concrete reality; a concept removed from specific instances.
Example sentence
The painting was a beautiful abstraction that left viewers imagining their own meanings.
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