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extraction

[ ik-strak-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of extracting:

    the extraction of a molar.

  2. the state or fact of being extracted.
  3. descent or lineage:

    to be of foreign extraction.

  4. something extracted; extract.

extraction

/ ɪkˈstrækʃən /

noun

  1. the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
  2. something extracted; an extract
    1. the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
    2. a tooth or teeth extracted
  4. origin, descent, lineage, or ancestry

    of German extraction

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Other Words From

  • nonex·traction noun
  • over·ex·traction noun
  • preex·traction noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of extraction1

1375–1425; late Middle English extraccioun < Late Latin extractiōn- (stem of extractiō ). See extract, -ion

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