extraction

[ ik-strak-shuh n ]

/ ɪkˈstræk ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of extracting: the extraction of a molar.

the state or fact of being extracted.

descent or lineage: to be of foreign extraction.

something extracted; extract.

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Origin of extraction

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

Related formsnon·ex·trac·tion, nouno·ver·ex·trac·tion, nounpre·ex·trac·tion, noun

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Ibrahim made clear to Deputy Dennis Meyer that his daughter was a respectful and dutiful girl of Sudanese extraction.
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Never mind that Sokolich is actually of Croatian extraction.
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Records of extraction of the element reach back to the 12th century.
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This, then, is the man who has undertaken to crush my friend Lecour on the question of extraction!
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In this process the bones are washed and cleansed and then immediately subjected to extraction with water.
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It is not impossible that the extraction of teeth was sometimes destined to produce effects of this sort.
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His family was an ancient and noble one, enjoying the title of count, and is said to have been of Languedocian extraction.
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The resident council might coin money and control the extraction of all precious metals, giving one fifth to the Crown.
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British Dictionary definitions for extraction

extraction

/ (ɪkˈstrækʃən) /

noun

the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted

something extracted; an extract

the act or an instance of extracting a tooth or teeth
a tooth or teeth extracted

origin, descent, lineage, or ancestryof German extraction

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Word Origin and History for extraction

extraction

early 15c., from Old French estraction (12c.) or directly from Medieval Latin extractionem (nominative extractio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin extrahere (see extract (v.)).

Medicine definitions for extraction

extraction

[ ĭk-străk′shən ]

n.

The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

Something obtained by extracting; an extract.

The removal by withdrawing or pulling out of a tooth from its socket.

Removal of a baby from the genital canal in assisted delivery.

The active portion of a drug.