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concreteness.

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The quality of being specific, tangible, or tied to actual examples rather than abstract generalities.

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  • concreteness of detail
  • greater concreteness

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The anecdote added concreteness to the abstract discussion.

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Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.

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