Main Entry: ²ab·stract

Pronunciation: \ˈab-ˌstrakt, in sense 2 also ab-ˈ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin abstractus

Date: 15th century

1 : a summary of points (as of a writing) usually presented in skeletal form; also : something that summarizes or concentrates the essentials of a larger thing or several things
2 : an abstract thing or state
3 : abstraction 4a