abstract idea

noun

An idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.

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Meanings

nounabstract idea (plural abstract ideas)

plural abstract ideas

  1. metaphysicsAn idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, idea.
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