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