Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prolongation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prolongation \Pro`lon*ga"tion\, n. [F. prolongation.]
1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension;
protraction. --Bacon.
2. That which forms an additional length.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prolongation
n 1: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite
prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {protraction}, {perpetuation},
{lengthening}]
2: amount or degree or range to which something extends: "the
wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: {extension}, {lengthiness}]
3: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: {lengthiness},
{protraction}]
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