prolongation

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prolongation

/ˌpɹəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌpɹəʊləŋˈɡeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌpɹɒlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/ UK
/ˌpɹɒləŋˈɡeɪʃən/ UK
/pɹoʊˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ US
/pɹəˌlɔŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ US
/pɹoʊˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ US
/pɹəˌlɑŋˈ(ɡ)eɪʃən/ US

Where it comes from

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.

noun prolongations

countable, uncountable The act of prolonging. a rapid voice tremor or "flutter" of around 10 Hz, best detected on vowel prolongation.
countable, uncountable 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.

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