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abstract noun

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌabstract ˈnoun noun [countable]  SLGa noun that names a feeling, quality, or state rather than an object, animal, or person. For example, ‘hunger’ and ‘beauty’ are abstract nouns. 抽象名词
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abstract nounBut introducing an abstract noun is not the same thing as providing an explanation.
ˌabstract ˈnoun nounChineseSyllable
Corpus or noun quality, a that a names feeling,


abstract noun
ˌabstract ˈnoun noun [countable]
a noun that names a feeling, quality, or state rather than an object, animal, or person. For example, ‘hunger’ and ‘beauty’ are abstract nouns.


abstract nounBrE /ˌæbstrækt ˈnaʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌæbstrækt ˈnaʊn/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) a noun, for example goodness or freedom, that refers to an idea or a general quality, not to a physical object 抽象名词   compare common noun, proper noun