the prolongation of one's school days by a year of graduate study. ... the sofas resembling a prolongation of uneasy chairs (George Eliot).
The mountains to the right formed a prolongation of the range.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
lon — abu·ti·lon; al·a·lon·ga; al·lon·gé; amy·e·lon·ic; an·thrax·y·lon; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; ar·che·lon; ar·chi·ceph·a·lon; as·ter·ox·y·lon; az·lon; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic; bab·y·lon·ish; bal·lon; bal·lon·né; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; bil·lon;… … English syllables
prolongation — pro·lon·ga·tion … English syllables
prolongation — pro•lon•ga•tion [[t]ˌproʊ lɔŋˈgeɪ ʃən, lɒŋ [/t]] n. 1) the act of prolonging 2) the state of being prolonged 3) a prolonged or extended form 4) an added part • Etymology: 1480–90; < LL … From formal English to slang
prolongation — pro|lon|ga|tion [ˌprəulɔŋˈgeıʃən US ˌproulo:ŋ ] n 1.) [singular,U] the act of making something last longer prolongation of ▪ the prolongation of life 2.) something added to another thing which makes it longer … Dictionary of contemporary English
prolongation — pro|lon|ga|tion [ ,proulɔŋ geıʃn ] noun VERY FORMAL 1. ) uncount the action of making something last longer 2. ) count an increase in the length of time that something lasts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prolongation — pro|lon|ga|tion sb., en, er, erne (udsættelse af fx en betalingsfrist) … Dansk ordbog
ga — ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·ne·ga·tor; abo·ga·do; ab·ro·ga·tion; adeph·a·ga; ad·ro·ga·tion; ae·ga·grop·i·la; ag·gre·ga·ble; ag·gre·ga·tion; ag·gre·ga·tive; agré·ga·tion; ai·ga; aju·ga; alac·ta·ga; al·a·lon·ga; al·ga; al·lac·ta·ga; al·le·ga·tion;… … English syllables
Prolongation — Pro lon*ga tion, n. [F. prolongation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. That which forms an additional length. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
