noun
Meaning 1
The condition of being protracted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
protraction
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noun
Meaning 2
The act of protracting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
The lengthening of a short syllable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
The act of making a plot on paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
the act of prolonging something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prolongation, perpetuation, lengthening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: continuance, continuation
noun
Meaning 7
the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duration, length
Narrower terms: fermata
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: pitkittyminen — condition of being protracted
- Finnish: lykkääntyminen — condition of being protracted
- Finnish: myöhentyminen — condition of being protracted
- Finnish: pitkittäminen — act of protracting
- Finnish: lykkääminen — act of protracting
- Finnish: myöhentäminen — act of protracting
- Finnish: pidentyminen — linguistics: lengthening of a short syllable
- Finnish: protraktio — anatomy: anterior movement on the horizontal plane
- Finnish: piirtäminen — act of making a plot on paper