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The act of prolonging something
Answer for the clue "The act of prolonging something ", 11 letters:
protraction
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Word definitions for protraction in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "drawing or writing of numbers," from Middle French protraction (15c.) and directly from Late Latin protractionem (nominative protractio ) "a drawing out or lengthening," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin protrahere "to draw forward, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness , prolongation , continuation ] the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation , perpetuation , lengthening ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The condition of being protracted 2 (context countable English) The act of protracting 3 (context linguistics English) The lengthening of a short syllable 4 (context anatomy English) An anterior movement on the horizontal ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Protraction \Pro*trac"tion\, n. [L. protractio.] A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate. A protraction only of what is worst in life. --Mallock. (Surv.) ...
Usage examples of protraction.
She quickly put him through a few other exercises - foot extensions, outwardly rotating arm movements, shoulder protraction, upper arm and leg extensions, hand and finger extension - all of which he passed with flying colours, again even surprising himself.