abstract term

noun

A term expressing an abstract idea, such as beauty, whiteness, or roundness, without indicating any object in which it exists.

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Meanings

nounabstract term (plural abstract terms)

plural abstract terms

  1. A term expressing an abstract idea, such as beauty, whiteness, or roundness, without indicating any object in which it exists.
  2. biologyA name for an order, genera, or species of things in which there is a combination of similar qualities.

Translations

Swedish abstrakt begrepp
  • abstrakt begreppterm which expresses an abstract idea
Tagalog tawag na basal
  • tawag na basalterm which expresses an abstract idea
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APA

abstract term. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20term

MLA

“abstract term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20term. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstract term,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20term.

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