noun
Meaning 1
The act of prolonging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prolongation
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊləŋˈɡeɪʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒləŋˈɡeɪʃən/
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General-American: /pɹoʊˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/
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General-American: /pɹəˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/
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General-American: /pɹoʊˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/
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General-American: /pɹəˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/
noun
Meaning 2
That which has been prolonged; an extension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of prolonging something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: protraction, perpetuation, lengthening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: continuance, continuation
noun
Meaning 4
the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lengthiness, continuation, protraction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duration, length
Narrower terms: fermata
noun
Meaning 5
amount or degree or range to which something extends
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the wire has an extension of 50 feet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extension, lengthiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: longness
Narrower terms: coextension
History
Etymology
From Middle English prolongacioun, from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin prōlongātiō, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus. By surface analysis, prolong + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: удължение (udǎlženie) — an extension
- Bulgarian: продължение (prodǎlženie) — an extension
- German: Verlängerung — an extension
- German: Prolongation — an extension
- Greek: παράταση (parátasi) — an extension
- Ancient Greek: ἀπότασις (apótasis) — an extension
- Irish: fadú — an extension
- Māori: roanga — an extension
- Spanish: prolongación — an extension
- Spanish: prorrogación — an extension
- Spanish: prórroga — an extension
- Tagalog: padayon — an extension
- Turkish: uzantı — an extension