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semiabstract

semiabstract adjective: not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete.

Adjective

semiabstract (not comparable)

  1. Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete
    • In the second, only the tracks are visible, glowing luminously at night, and this semiabstract image is held on the screen for an extended length of time.1988 January 22, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Huckleberry Fem”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of semiabstract

From semi- + abstract.

Questions about semiabstract

What does semiabstract mean?
Semiabstract means not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete.
What part of speech is semiabstract?
Semiabstract is an adjective.

Words near semiabstract in the dictionary

  1. semi-wild
  2. semi-works
  3. semi-yearly
  4. semi-zero grazing
  5. semiabandoned
  6. semiabstract
  7. semiabstraction
  8. semiabstractions
  9. semiaccidentally
  10. semiacetal
  11. semiacetals

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