From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prolongation \Pro'lon*ga"tion\, noun [F. prolongation.]
1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction. --Bacon.
2. That which forms an additional length.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {protraction}, {perpetuation}, {lengthening}]
2: amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: {extension}, {lengthiness}]
3: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: {lengthiness}, {continuation}, {protraction}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "prolongation": adjournal, adjournment, coming after, consecution, consecutiveness, continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, deferment, deferral, descent, elongation, endurance, extension, extension of time, following, lengthening, line, lineage, lingering, logical sequence, maintenance, order, order of succession, perpetuation, perseverance, persistence, posteriority, postponement, postposition, procession, procrastination, production, progress, progression, prorogation, protraction, pursuance, putting-off, repetition, rotation, run, sequence, series, staying power, straight course, strain, stretch, stretching, stringing out, subjunction, succession, successiveness, suffixation, sustained action, sustenance, tabling, tension, uninterrupted course, unremittingness, way
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