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Definition of
abstracted adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
abstracted
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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əbˈstræktəd
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NAmE
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æbˈstræktəd
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(
formal
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thinking deeply about something and not paying attention to what is around you
He was listening to music and had an abstracted expression.
abstractedly
adverb
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abstracted
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