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prolongation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prolongation \Pro`lon*ga"tion\, n. [F. prolongation.] 1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction. --Bacon. 2. That which forms an additional length. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prolongation n 1: the act of prolonging something "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {protraction}, {perpetuation}, {lengthening}] 2: amount or degree or range to which something extends: "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: {extension}, {lengthiness}] 3: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: {lengthiness}, {protraction}]
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