abstracción

abstraction

noun ahbs-trahk-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin abstractio, from abstrahere, 'to draw away'.

Also means

absent-mindedness

Usage Note

Abstracción has two main senses: the philosophical and artistic concept of abstraction (arte de abstracción, abstract art) and the state of being mentally absorbed or lost in thought (en un momento de abstracción, in a moment of absent-mindedness). The accent on -ción follows the standard Spanish pattern for verbal nouns.

Examples

"El filósofo habló de la abstracción del tiempo."

Natural Translation

The philosopher spoke about the abstraction of time.

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