extraction - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'extraction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Extraction

[ n.]

- The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.
- Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent; birth; the stock from which one has descended.
- That which is extracted; extract; essence.

Meaning of 'extraction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . extraction

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- properties attributable to your ancestry

Example in sentence:

he comes from good origins

Meaning (2):
- the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)

Example in sentence:

the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction

Nearby Words:

extacy extance extancy extant extasy extatic extemporal extemporanean extemporaneous extemporarily

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