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   extraction

   /ɪkˈstrakʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of extracting something, especially using effort or force: "mineral extraction" Similar removaltaking outdrawing outpulling outextricationwrenching outtearing outuprootingwithdrawalunsheathingproductionfreeingreleaserare:deracinationexactionexactingwrestingcoercionextortionsqueezingexpressingseparationpressingobtainingdistillationOpposite insertionrelinquishment
   • 2. the ethnic origin of someone's family: "a worker of Polish extraction" Similar descentancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineline of descentraceoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsrare:filiationstirps

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin extractio(n-), from Latin extrahere ‘draw out’ (see extract).

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   The meaning of EXTRACTION is the act or process of extracting something. How to use extraction in a sentence. the act or process of extracting something; ancestry, origin; something extracted…

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   Extraction definition: an act or instance of extracting. See examples of EXTRACTION used in a sentence.

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   Extraction is the action of removing something. For example, when the dentist yanks out your rotten tooth, the extraction is complete!

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   Define extraction. extraction synonyms, extraction pronunciation, extraction translation, English dictionary definition of extraction. n. 1. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted. 2. Something obtained by extracting; an extract. 3. Origin; lineage: of Spanish extraction....

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   4 meanings: 1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted 2. something extracted; an extract 3. a. the act or an.... Click for more definitions.

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    Extraction definition: an act or instance of extracting. See examples of EXTRACTION used in a sentence.

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    EXTRACTION definition: 1. the act of taking something out, especially using force 2. having a family whose origin is…. Learn more.