prolongation

English

Etymology

From Middle English prolongacioun, from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin prōlongātiō, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹəʊləŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹɒlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹɒləŋˈɡeɪʃən/^[1]

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/, /pɹəˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/, /pɹoʊˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/, /pɹəˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/

Noun

prolongation (countable and uncountable, plural prolongations)

1. The act of prolonging.^[2][3]
2. That which has been prolonged; an extension.

Synonyms

• (act of prolonging: extending in space): stretching
• (act of prolonging: extending the duration of): continuance, prolongment, prorogation, protraction
• (act of prolonging: putting off to a distant time): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment

Translations

an extension

Bulgarian: удължение (bg) n (udǎlženie), продължение (bg) n (prodǎlženie) German: Verlängerung (de) f, Prolongation f Greek: Ancient: ἀπότασις f (apótasis) Maori: roanga Tagalog: padayon

References

1. Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 7.54, page 217.
2. “prolongation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
3. “prolongation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French prolongation, borrowed from Late Latin prōlongātiōnem, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.lɔ̃.ɡa.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

prolongation f (plural prolongations)

1. extension
2. (sports) overtime, extra time

Related terms

• prolonger

Further reading

• “prolongation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prōlongātiō, prōlongātiōnem, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus.

Noun

prolongation oblique singular, f (oblique plural prolongations, nominative singular prolongation, nominative plural prolongations)

1. prolongation