abstraction
noun
an abstract or general idea or term.
abstractions
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pluralof abstraction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The lack of recognition, Feldman argues, reverberates through Caland’s heavily impastoed portraits of Moses and her enigmatic late abstractions such as the rectilinear paintings in the “Silent Letter Series.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
For troops’ families, such abstractions, repeated in media discourse, have concrete consequences when their loved ones don’t come home on time.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
This survey collects early batik textiles and later, more famous, nature-inspired abstractions to explore the deep connections between her work and the land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
First, practice distinguishing between what the Constitution says and what judges and justices say about the Constitution, a document riddled with aspirational vagaries and flexible abstractions.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Her paintings feel organic to me, like breathing abstractions of color.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
