Synonyms of 'extraction' in British English
1 (noun)
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the origin or ancestry of a person
a young Brazilian of German extraction
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2 (noun)
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the act or an instance of extracting
the extraction of wisdom teeth
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taking out
3 (noun)
Definition
the act or an instance of extracting
High temperatures are used during the extraction of cooking oils.
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in the sense of ancestry
Definition
family descent
They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century.
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line,
race,
ancestors,
forebears,
forefathers,
progenitors
in the sense of birth
Definition
ancestry
people of humble birth
Synonyms
line,
race,
forebears,
derivation
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