Meaning of extraction | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted
3. Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
   countable, uncountable
4. Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc
5. A person's origin or ancestry.
   countable, uncountable
6. A person's origin or ancestry
7. The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
   countable, uncountable
8. The act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location
9. The removal of a tooth from its socket.
   countable, uncountable
10. The removal of a tooth from its socket
11. The extraction yield of a brewed coffee.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.”

“Our companion on these tours was a young tourist, an American of Russian extraction, whose questions and remarks drew our attention to some details of Haifa life that have become too familiar and would have otherwise passed unnoticed. ...”

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