English to English noun
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the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means |  | source: wordnet30
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properties attributable to your ancestry |  | Example: he comes from good origins
source: wordnet30
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the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) |  | Example: the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction
source: wordnet30
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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