extraction

(ek straks̸hən, ik-)

noun

  1. the act or process of extracting; specif., the extracting of a tooth by a dentist
  2. origin; lineage; descent: of Navajo extraction
  3. a thing extracted; extract

Origin: ME extraccioun < ML extractio

See extraction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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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