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in the ab·stract

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the abstract in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the abstract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of in the abstract in a Sentence

  1. Al Capp:

    [Abstract art is] a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.

  2. Art Markman:

    One big problem with making stress reduction your New Year's resolution is that it's so abstract, you can't just vow to relax without being more specific.

  3. Alexander Herzen:

    We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the world of prayer and contemplation.

  4. Bryanna Reid:

    It's ok to understand other people. But it's not enough. Advertence is necessary too. Because it's easy to understand abstract person if you're not a victim but outside observer. Imagine you say to friend who needs your help: «I understand the man who stole from you because he was starved». Or that: «I understand that scumbag who raped you because his wife ran out on him and he wanted to blow off steam». Only most hard-hearted person can say that.

  5. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:

    When individuals and nations have once got in their heads the abstract concept of full-blown liberty, there is nothing like it in its uncontrollable strength.

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