prolongation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of prolonging something
there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
Types & categories
- continuance hypernym
Related & opposite
- prolong derivation
- perpetuate derivation
- sustain derivation
Sense 2 noun
amount or degree or range to which something extends
the wire has an extension of 50 feet
Types & categories
- longness hypernym
- coextension hyponym
Related & opposite
- prolong derivation
Sense 3 noun
the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prolong |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | perpetuate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sustain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | continuance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prolong |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | longness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | coextension |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | continue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prolong |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | proceed |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep on |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sustain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | continue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stay on |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | continue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | drawn-out |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | length |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fermata |