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prolongations

prolongations is the plural of prolongation.

Meaning of prolongation

Noun

prolongation (countable and uncountable, plural prolongations)

  1. The act of prolonging.
    • a rapid voice tremor or "flutter" of around 10 Hz, best detected on vowel prolongation.1991, J. Eric Ahlskog, Mayo Clinic. Department of Neurology, Clinical Examinations in Neurology, Mosby Year Book
  2. That which has been prolonged; an extension.
    • It is not surprising that Engels was infected by the scientistic enthusiasm of his day, and sought to create an image of the world in which the same basic methods would apply to physical and social science, the latter being a natural prolongation of the former.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...

Questions about prolongations

What is prolongations the plural of?
Prolongations is the plural of prolongation.

Words near prolongations in the dictionary

  1. prolongating
  2. prolongation
  3. prolongational
  4. prolongational reduction
  5. prolongational reductions
  6. prolongations
  7. prolonge
  8. prolonged
  9. prolonged abortion
  10. prolonged abortions
  11. prolonged grief disorder

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