protraction

pro·trac·tion

 (prō-trăk′shən, prə-)

n.

1.

a. The act of protracting.

b. The state of being protracted.

2. Linguistics The irregular lengthening of a normally short syllable.

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protraction

(prəˈtrækʃən)

n

1. the act or process of protracting

2. the state or condition of being protracted

3. a prolongation or protrusion

4. an extension of something in time or space

5. something that is extended in time or space

6. (Poetry) the irregular lengthening of a syllable that is usually short

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pro•trac•tion

(proʊˈtræk ʃən, prə-)

n.

1. the act of protracting; prolongation; extension.

2. protrusion.

3. something protracted.

4. a drawing or rendering to scale.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	protraction - the consequence of being lengthened in duration lengthiness, prolongation, continuation length, duration - continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" fermata - (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest
	2.	protraction - the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" lengthening, perpetuation, prolongation continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption

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protraction

noun

The act of making something longer or the condition of being made longer:

elongation, extension, prolongation.

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Translations

protraction

[prəˈtrækʃən] N → prolongación f

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protraction

n that can only lead to the protraction of the discussion/illness → das kann nur dazu führen, dass sich die Diskussion/Krankheit hinzieht

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pro·trac·tion

n. protracción, tracción hacia afuera, como en la mandíbula.

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