Prolongation
Pronunciation : Pro`lon*ga"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. prolongation.]
Definition : 1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction. Bacon.
2. That which forms an additional length.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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