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prolongation

DEFINITIONS OF: prolongation

1

n the act of prolonging something

“there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks”
Synonyms:
lengthening, perpetuation, protraction
Type of:
continuance, continuation
the act of continuing an activity without interruption

n amount or degree or range to which something extends

Synonyms:
extension, lengthiness
Types:
coextension
equality of extension or duration
Type of:
longness
the property of being of long spatial extent

n the consequence of being lengthened in duration

Synonyms:
continuation, lengthiness, protraction
Types:
fermata
(music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest
Type of:
duration, length
continuance in time
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