extraction

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈstrak-shən\
- /ɪkˈstræk.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈstrak-shən\

Definitions of extraction word

noun extraction The action of taking out something, especially using effort or force. 1
noun extraction dentist: removal of tooth 1
noun extraction nationality: origin 1
uncountable noun extraction If you say, for example, that someone is of French extraction, you mean that they or their family originally came from France. 0
noun extraction the act of extracting or the condition of being extracted 0
noun extraction something extracted; an extract 0

See all 12 definitions of extraction

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Parts of speech for Extraction

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Extraction

extraction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for extraction

noun extraction

removal — the act of removing.
withdrawal — Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
mining — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
eradication — The complete destruction of something.

All 27 Synonyms of extraction

Antonyms for extraction

noun extraction

insertion — the act of inserting: the insertion of a coin in a vending machine.
addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.

All 5 Antonyms of extraction

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