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extraction

American  
[ik-strak-shuhn] / ɪkˈstræk ʃən /

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 British  
/ 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 Word Forms

  • nonextraction noun
  • overextraction noun
  • preextraction noun

Etymology

Origin of extraction

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

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