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1.
nounfeminineSing
general idea; an abstract, non-concrete concept; the quality of being abstract
Il a du mal à passer de l'abstraction à des exemples concrets.
He struggles to move from abstraction to concrete examples.
2.
nounfeminineSing
abstraction (art): non-figurative, non-representational art
L'abstraction s'est imposée comme un courant majeur au XXe siècle en peinture.
Abstract art established itself as a major movement in painting in the 20th century.
3.
nounfeminineSing
act of disregarding or setting something aside (used especially in the expression 'faire abstraction de')
Il faut faire abstraction des détails pour comprendre le mécanisme.
You have to set aside the details to understand the mechanism.