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Webster 1913 Edition
Prolongation
Proˊlon-ga′tion
,Noun.
[F.
prolongation
.] 1.
The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction.
Bacon.
2.
That which forms an additional length.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prolongation
PROLONGA'TION
,Noun.
The prolongation of a line.
1.
Extension of time by delay or postponement; as the prolongation of days for payment.