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protraction

noun

1 protraction

The consequence of being lengthened in duration.

synonyms: continuation, lengthiness, prolongation.

Roget 133: lateness etc. adj.; tardiness etc. (slowness) 275.    delay, delation; cunctation, procrastination; deferring, deferral etc. ... show more

2 protraction

The act of prolonging something.

synonyms: lengthening, perpetuation, prolongation.

Roget 200: length, longitude, span; mileage; distance etc. 196.    line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius.    ... show more

Dutch: vereeuwiging, verlenging, verlengstuk
Polish: prolongacja, prolongata


Moby thesaurus: adjournal, adjournment, continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, dallying, deferment, deferral, delay, elongation, endurance, extension, extension of time, lag, lengthening, lingering, maintenance, perpetuation, perseverance ... show more.

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