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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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