in the abstract

English

Phrase

in the abstract

  1. With reference to theoretical, not practical, considerations.[1]

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8
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