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Learn to pronounce ex·trac·tion

/ikˈstrakSH(ə)n,ekˈstrakSH(ə)n/
noun
  1. the action of taking out something, especially using effort or force.
    "mineral extraction"
    synonyms: removal, taking out, drawing out, pulling out, extrication, wrenching out, tearing out, uprooting, withdrawal, unsheathing, production, freeing, release, deracination, exaction, exacting, wresting, coercion, extortion, squeezing, expressing, separation, pressing, obtaining, distillation
  2. the ethnic origin of someone's family.
    "a worker of Polish extraction"
    synonyms: descent, ancestry, parentage, ancestors, family, lineage, line, line of descent, race, origin, derivation, birth, genealogy, heredity, succession, stock, pedigree, blood, bloodline, strain, roots, origins, forefathers, antecedents, filiation, stirps

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6 days ago · noun. ex·trac·tion ik-ˈstrak-shən. Synonyms of extraction. 1. : the act or process of extracting something.
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