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ex⋅trac⋅tion

[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.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME extraccioun < LL extractiōn- (s. of extractiō). See extract, -ion
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ex·trac·tion   (ĭk-strāk'shən)   
n.  
  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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Main Entry: ex·trac·tion
Pronunciation: ik-'strak-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or process of extracting something <extraction ofa tooth>
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extraction ex·trac·tion (ĭk-strāk'shən)
n.

  1. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

  2. Something obtained by extracting; an extract.

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

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

  5. The active portion of a drug.

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