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Meaning of the word extraction in English

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extraction

US /ɪkˈstræk.ʃən/
UK /ɪkˈstræk.ʃən/

Noun

1.

the action of extracting something, especially using effort or force.

Example:
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mineral extraction
Synonym:
removaluprootingwithdrawalunsheathingproductionfreeingreleaseexactionexactingwrestingcoercionextortionsqueezingexpressingseparationpressingobtainingdistillation
Synonym:
insertion
2.

the ethnic origin of someone's family.

Example:
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a worker of Polish extraction
Synonym:
descentancestryparentageancestorsfamilylineagelineraceoriginderivationbirthgenealogyhereditysuccessionstockpedigreebloodbloodlinestrainrootsoriginsforefathersantecedentsfiliation
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extract