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PROTRACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of prolonging something
Example:
there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
Synonyms:
lengthening; perpetuation; prolongation; protraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("protraction" is a kind of...):
continuance; continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
Derivation:
protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The consequence of being lengthened in duration
Synonyms:
continuation; lengthiness; prolongation; protraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("protraction" is a kind of...):
duration; length (continuance in time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protraction"):
fermata ((music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest)
Derivation:
protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)
