lengthening

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lengthening

/ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/ UK
/ˈlɛŋ(k)θnɪŋ/ UK
/ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/ US

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noun lengthenings

The process of making or growing longer. This enabled an additional 15-20 containers to be carried per train, giving a 20% productivity gain, and was partly enabled by Network Rail completing the lengthening of loops on the route northwards from Southampton via Banbury.
a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of lengthen

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noun sound change

日本語	延長 enchō
Français	allongement
Deutsch	Längung

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@misc{lengthening_2026,
  title = {lengthening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lengthening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}