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(uncountable) The condition of being protracted / (countable) The act of protracting / (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable

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protraction

Source Word

protraction

Noun

uncountable countable

Japanese Meaning

[不可算] 長引いている状態、延長された状態 / [可算] 引き延ばすという行為、延長する行為 / [言語学] 短い音節を伸ばすこと

The protraction of the negotiations frustrated everyone involved.

交渉の長期化は関係者全員を苛立たせた。

Sense（1）

(uncountable) The condition of being protracted

Sense（2）

(countable) The act of protracting

Sense（3）

(linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable

Sense（4）

(anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb

Sense（5）

The act of making a plot on paper.

protractions

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