Protraction: alternatives and connections

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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To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.

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To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.

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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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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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The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction.

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