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in the abstract

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
in- the ab-stract
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

With reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.

Questions

What does in the abstract mean?
With reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.

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