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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protract \Pro*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protracted}; p. pr
vb n. {Protracting}.] [L. protractus p. p. of protrahere to
forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See
{Portrait}, {Portray}.]
1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to
continue; to prolong; as to protract an argument; to
protract a war.
2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as to
protract a decision or duty. --Shak.
3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and
angles of with scale and protractor; to plot.
4. (Zo["o]l.) To extend; to protrude; as the cat can
protract its claws; -- opposed to {retract}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
{Protracted meeting},a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.] -- {Pro*tract"ed*ly}, adv --
{Pro*tract"ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
protracted
adj : relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a
lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and
bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out},
{extended}, {lengthy}, {prolonged}]
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