abstract

noun [C] (SHORT DOCUMENT)

/ˈæb.strækt/

Definition

› a short form of a speech, article, book, etc., giving only the most important facts or ideas: There is a section at the end of the magazine that includes abstracts of recent articles/books.Summaries and summarisingAccounts and stories

(Definition of abstract noun (SHORT DOCUMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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