Usage examples for abstract
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He distinctly says that general names are given to things on account of their attributes, and that abstract names are the names of those attributes. – A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) by John Stuart Mill
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I haven't seen anything else like it in the Abstract." – The Quality of Mercy by W. D. Howells
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The fact of the matter is that now I have arrived at the third act I find patriotism too abstract an emotion for the stage. – Poor Relations by Compton Mackenzie