prolongation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English prolongacioun, from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin prōlongātiō, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹəʊləŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹɒlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹɒləŋˈɡeɪʃən/[1]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/, /pɹəˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/, /pɹoʊˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/, /pɹəˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/
Noun[edit]
prolongation (countable and uncountable, plural prolongations)
- The act of prolonging.[2][3]
- That which has been prolonged; an extension.
Synonyms[edit]
- (act of prolonging: extending in space): stretching
- (act of prolonging: extending the duration of): continuance, prolongment, prorogation, protraction
- (act of prolonging: putting off to a distant time): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment
Translations[edit]
an extension
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References[edit]
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 7.54, page 217.
- ^ “prolongation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- ^ “prolongation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French prolongation, borrowed from Late Latin prōlongātiōnem, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
prolongation f (plural prolongations)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “prolongation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin prōlongātiō, prōlongātiōnem, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus.
Noun[edit]
prolongation oblique singular, f (oblique plural prolongations, nominative singular prolongation, nominative plural prolongations)
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