extraction
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6.3
- noun
- /ɪkˈstrækʃən/
- Formal
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- He's of foreign extraction, Your Honor.
- Polish extraction
- European extraction
My mother's Jewish and my father is was Roman Catholic OK from Irish extraction.
- My mother's Jewish and my father is was Roman Catholic OK from Irish extraction.
Examples
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Lots of professionals of Chinese American extraction live and work on the island.
Blog text (12) -
I was born in America, but yes, I'm of English extraction.
Fiction book (2001) -
My family is of German extraction, though I now hold Hungarian citizenship.
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Did you know that Mr. Ratchett was of Italian extraction?
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There are plenty of Hispanics of Cuban extraction in the party.
Blog text (2) -
I'm of French extraction.
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On February 14, General DeWitt officially recommended that all persons of Japanese extraction should be removed from "sensitive areas." (49)
Academic text (2018) -
About 90 percent of them claimed Hakka (Han) extraction; 10 percent, Yao.
Academic text (2003) -
I lived in East Harlem, NYC, a mix of people of Irish and Italian extractions.
Blog text (24) -
My family is of German extraction, though I now hold Hungarian citizenship.
Synonyms
639
4.1
Family history passed down from your ancestors
163
2.3
The family background and country where someone’s family comes from
57
4.1
The family you come from over many generations
51
4.6
The family a person comes from, for example parents or grandparents
46
5.5
A list of family members who came before you
14
5.3
A record of a person or family's ancestors that shows an important background
7
5.3
Who a person's mother and father are and their family background
5
6.3
The origin from which something comes
1
3.8
The people in a family who are related by blood across generations
A family line that shows where a person comes from
A record showing a person's ancestors across generations
Compounds
A machine that sprays cleaning liquid on surfaces like carpets, upholstery or mattresses and removes the liquid and dirt
A machine that wets fabric with cleaning liquid and then pulls the dirty water away
How Noble
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5.9
- Formal
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6.3
201
3.2
56
3.4
- Archaic
1
7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
extraction = extract (semi-transparent) = ex + tract + ion
While the formation is clear, the specific meaning related to ancestry is not a standard derivation.
Etymology
Extraction comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and tract 'draw', the same root as in extract. So when we say someone is of noble extraction, we mean their family is 'drawn from' or comes 'out of' a noble origin, which explains the word's meaning of background or origin.