Webster's English Dictionary

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abstraction

ab.strac.tion \ab-'strak-sh*n\ n 1a: the act or process of abstracting : 
   the state of being abstracted  1b1: an abstract idea or term  1b2: a 
   visionary idea  2: absence of mind  3: abstract quality or character  4: an 
   abstract composition or creation in art