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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