Definition of In the abstract

1. Phrase. With reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages =8 chapter = chapterurl = quote =) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of In The Abstract

in straitened circumstances(p)
in stride
in style
in style(p)
in sum
in summary
in suspense(p)
in tandem
in tears
in terms of
in terrorem clause
in terrorem clauses
in that
in that location
in that respect
in the abstract (current term)
in the act
in the adjacent apartment
in the adjacent house
in the air
in the altogether
in the bag
in the ballpark
in the bargain
in the beginning
in the black
in the blink of an eye
in the buff
in the cards

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