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prolongation

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pro⋅lon⋅ga⋅tion

  [proh-lawng-gey-shuhn, -long-]
–noun
1. the act of prolonging: the prolongation of a line.
2. the state of being prolonged.
3. a prolonged or extended form.
4. an added part.
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Origin:
1480–90; < LL prōlongātiōn- (s. of prōlongātiō) extension. See prolongate, -ion
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pro·lon·gate   (prə-lông'gāt', -lŏng'-, prō-)   
tr.v.   pro·lon·gat·ed, pro·lon·gat·ing, pro·lon·gates
To prolong.
pro'lon·ga'tion (prō'lông-gā'shən, -lŏng-) n.
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