Etymology

elongation

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Today it means: The act of lengthening. Full definition →

Late Latin elongatio, elongationem ← Latin elongatus
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  1. Latinelongatus
  2. Late Latinelongatio, elongationem
  3. English todayelongation

Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.

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