protraction
[noun]
Synonyms: extension, elongation, lengthening, production, prolongation, prolongment

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Antonyms: curtailment
Related Words: dallying, dawdling, delay, lag, stay, suspension

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protraction noun. [prǝ'trakʃ(ǝ)n] LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin protractio(n-), formed as PROTRACT verb: see -ION.]
I.
1. a. The drawing or writing of figures, letters, etc. Only in LME.
b. The action of drawing a ground-plan, esp. of a piece of land, to scale. E17.
c. A chart or plan drawn to scale; a survey. M17.

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protraction
II.

2. The action or an act of extending something, esp. in time; the state of being extended, esp. in time. M16.

3. The action or process of drawing forth or out. rare. L17.

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