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extraction

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extraction in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. properties attributable to your ancestry
    "he comes from good origins"
    origin  descent  extraction 
  2. the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
    "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
    extraction 
  3. the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
    extraction 
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