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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: abstruseOne entry found. Main Entry: ab·struse Pronunciation: \əb-ˈstrüs, ab-\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin abstrusus, from past participle of abstrudere to conceal, from abs-, ab- + trudere to push — more at threat Date: 1599 : difficult to comprehend : recondite <the abstruse calculations of mathematicians> — ab·struse·ly adverb — ab·struse·ness noun 
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