extraction
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/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
- A person's origin or ancestry.
- Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
- An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
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Synonyms
descentlineageextractreductionoriginabstractionextractivepullliftrefiningpullingdismantlingpromotionliftingremovingremovedrawdownablation