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protension

/pɹəˈtɛnʃən/
/pɹoʊˈtɛnʃən/

Sounds like pretension, protention (some accents)

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From Latin prōtēnsiō, from prōtendō (“draw out”).

noun protensions

countable, dated, uncountable A drawing out, extension, or stretching; (alternatively) a duration (of time). protension of the legs

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@misc{protension_2026,
  title = {protension},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/protension},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}