Prolongation: alternatives and connections

The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.

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A holding on, or remaining in a particular state; permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.; perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.

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That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

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The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can…

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Length.

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To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

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To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street.

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Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.

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Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.

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That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

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The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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of Lengthen

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The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity.

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The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance.

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A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.

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