| NOUN | act | prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening | the act of prolonging something |
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| attribute | prolongation, extension, lengthiness | amount or degree or range to which something extends | |
| attribute | prolongation, lengthiness, continuation, protraction | the consequence of being lengthened in duration |
| Meaning | The act of prolonging something. | |
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| Example | "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" | |
| Synonyms | protraction, perpetuation, lengthening | |
| Broader | continuance, continuation | The act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| Spanish | alargamiento, perpetuación, prolongación | |
| Catalan | perpetuació, prolongació | |
| Verbs | prolong | lengthen in time |
| prolong | lengthen or extend in duration or space | |
| Meaning | Amount or degree or range to which something extends. | |
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| Synonyms | extension, lengthiness | |
| Narrower | coextension | Equality of extension or duration |
| Broader | longness | The property of being of long spatial extent |
| Spanish | extensión, largo, longitud, prolongación | |
| Catalan | extensió, llargada, llargària | |
| Verbs | prolong | lengthen in time |
| Meaning | The consequence of being lengthened in duration. | |
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| Synonyms | lengthiness, continuation, protraction | |
| Narrower | fermata | (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest |
| Broader | duration, length | continuance in time |
| Spanish | dilatación, prolongación | |
| Verbs | prolong | lengthen in time |
| prolong | lengthen or extend in duration or space | |
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