protraction

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noun

The condition of being protracted.

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Meanings

nounprotraction (countable and uncountable, plural protractions)

plural protractions

  1. uncountableThe condition of being protracted.
  2. countableThe act of protracting.

    Synonyms: prolongation, deferral

  3. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe lengthening of a short syllable.
  4. countableuncountableanatomyAn anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
  5. countableuncountableThe act of making a plot on paper.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of protracting.

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prolongationdeferral
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procrastination

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe consequence of being lengthened in duration

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lengthinessprolongationcontinuation
Broader
durationlength

nounthe act of prolonging something

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prolongationperpetuationlengthening
Broader
continuancecontinuation
Also see
continuationdefermentlengtheninglengthinessperpetuationprolongation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish pitkittyminen, lykkääntyminen
  • pitkittyminencondition of being protracted
  • lykkääntyminencondition of being protracted
  • myöhentyminencondition of being protracted
  • pitkittäminenact of protracting
  • lykkääminenact of protracting
  • myöhentäminenact of protracting
  • pidentyminenlinguistics: lengthening of a short syllable
  • protraktioanatomy: anterior movement on the horizontal plane
  • piirtäminenact of making a plot on paper
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APA

protraction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protraction

MLA

“protraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protraction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protraction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protraction.

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