prolongation
nounEtymology
From Middle English prolongacioun, from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin prōlongātiō, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus. By surface analysis, prolong + -ation.
- derived from prōlongō
- derived from prōlongātiō
- derived from prolongation
- inherited from prolongacioun
Definitions
The act of prolonging.
That which has been prolonged
That which has been prolonged; an extension.
The neighborhood
- synonymprolongment
- synonymprorogation
- synonymprotraction
- synonymprocrastination
- synonymdeferment
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at prolongation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at prolongation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at prolongation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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