ONT Abstract & Concrete
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| Abstract.
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| Latin 'ab' = from, 'trahere' = to draw.
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| A designation applied to a partial aspect or quality
| considered in isolation from a total object, which is,
| in contrast, designated concrete. (Ledger Wood).
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| Concrete.
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| Latin 'com-' = together, 'crescere' = to grow.
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| Anything that is specific or individual. The term
| is opposed to "general" or to "abstract", terms which
| stress common characteristics or qualities considered
| apart from their specific setting. (Vergilius Ferm).
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| Dagobert Runes (ed.), 'Dictionary of Philosophy',
| Littlefield, Adams, & Company, Totowa, NJ, 1972.
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