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extraction
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ex·trac·tion

extraction

 
pronunciation:
ihk straek shn
part of speech: noun
definition 1: an act or instance of extracting, or the condition of being extracted.
antonyms:
insertion
similar words:
derivation
definition 2: a person's origin or lineage.
of noble extraction
similar words:
ancestry, blood, lineage, origin
definition 3: something that has been extracted by chemical or mechanical means; extract.