Meanings
plural prolongations
- countableuncountableThe act of prolonging.
a rapid voice tremor or "flutter" of around 10 Hz, best detected on vowel prolongation.
1991, J. Eric Ahlskog, Mayo Clinic. Department of Neurology, Clinical Examinations in Neurology, Mosby Year BookSynonyms: stretching, continuance, deferral
- countableuncountableThat which has been prolonged; an extension.
It is not surprising that Engels was infected by the scientistic enthusiasm of his day, and sought to create an image of the world in which the same basic methods would apply to physical and social science, the latter being a natural prolongation of the former.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 375
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of prolonging.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of prolonging something
nounthe consequence of being lengthened in duration
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinprōlongō
- Late Latinprōlongātiō
- Old Frenchprolongation
- Middle Englishprolongacioun
- Englishprolongation
From Middle English prolongacioun, from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin prōlongātiō, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus. By surface analysis, prolong + -ation.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀπότασις
- ἀπότασις (apótasis)an extension
Bulgarian удължение, продължение
- удължение (udălženie)an extension
- продължение (prodălženie)an extension
German Verlängerung, Prolongation
- Verlängerungan extension
- Prolongationan extension
Greek παράταση
- παράταση (parátasi)an extension
Irish fadú
- fadúan extension
Māori roanga
- roangaan extension
Polish przedłużenie, prolongata
- przedłużeniean extension
- prolongataan extension
Spanish prolongación, prorrogación
- prolongaciónan extension
- prorrogaciónan extension
- prórrogaan extension
Tagalog padayon
- padayonan extension
Turkish uzantı
- uzantıan extension
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prolongation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prolongation
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