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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesextraction
Pronunciation / Transliteration: extraction
"L'extraction de cette dent est nécessaire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action of removing something, especially using effort or force.
"The extraction of a tooth can sometimes be a painful process."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin extractio(n-), from the verb extrahere 'draw out'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extraction" is said worldwide
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extraction
Transliteration: extraction
"L'extraction de cette dent est nécessaire."
Extraktion
Transliteration: Extraktion
"Die Extraktion des Zahnes verlief ohne Komplikationen."
estrazione
Transliteration: estrazione
"L'estrazione del dente è stata dolorosa."
extracción
Transliteration: extracción
"La extracción de la muela fue rápida."
extração
Transliteration: extração
"A extração do dente foi feita ontem."
निष्कर्षण
Transliteration: nishkarshan
"दांत का निष्कर्षण आवश्यक था।"
提取
Transliteration: tíqǔ
"矿物质的提取需要先进的技术。"
추출
Transliteration: chuchul
"치아 추출 과정에서 통증이 있을 수 있습니다."
抽出
Transliteration: chūshutsu
"歯の抜歯（抽出）が行われました。"
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