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abstract
/æb-strækt/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: due kalabetan te pegsuman-suman wey eggeramen, iling te kenè egkasamsam wey egkakita
MS: pegsuman-suman, due kalabetan te; eggeramen, due kalabetan te
Something abstract is related to ideas and feelings, not physical things or real events.
He has never seen a hammer, so it is an abstract idea for him.
Warè dè due sikandin nakakita te buntuk, purisu diyè dè seini te suman-suman din.
Happiness is an abstract thing that you can't touch.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: malepet ne insulat ne egpanengneng te langun
MS: insulat ne malepet
a short piece of writing which gives the main points of a longer piece of writing such as an essay.
I have read the abstract of the article, so I know in general what it is about.
Nabasa kud ka malepet ne baseen [base͡en], sika ka natahaan [nataha͡an] kud ka intiru ne igpasabut kayi.
Sem.Dom.: AWL6
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012