PROTRACTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of prolonging something

Example:

there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks

Synonyms:

lengthening; perpetuation; prolongation; protraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("protraction" is a kind of...):

continuance; continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)

Derivation:

protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)

Meaning:

The consequence of being lengthened in duration

Synonyms:

continuation; lengthiness; prolongation; protraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("protraction" is a kind of...):

duration; length (continuance in time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protraction"):

fermata ((music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest)

Derivation:

protract (lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer)