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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

protractio

A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay;

as, the

protraction

of a debate

protraction

only of what is worst in life.

Mallock.

(Surv.)

(a)

The act or process of making a plot on paper.

(b)

A plot on paper.

Noun.

The act of drawing out or continuing in time; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; as the protraction of a debate.

protraction ‎(countable and uncountable, plural protractions)

(uncountable) The condition of being protracted
(countable) The act of protracting
(linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable
(anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb
The act of making a plot on paper.