estrazione
extraction
noun ehs-trah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: Latin extractio (a drawing out)
Also means
origin
Usage Note
Estrazione covers the physical sense (mining, tooth extraction — estrazione di un dente) and the social sense of background or origin (di umile estrazione = of humble origins). It also means a lottery draw (estrazione del lotto). The breadth of senses can trip up learners who know only one meaning.
Examples
"L'estrazione del carbone è diminuita."
Natural Translation
Coal extraction has decreased.
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