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Prolongation :: Prolongation (n.) The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction.

Ectasis :: Ectasis (n.) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.

Addition :: Addition (n.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.

Enlengthen :: Enlengthen (v. t.) To lengthen.

Augment :: Augment (n.) A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs..

Production :: Production (n.) The act of lengthening out or prolonging.

Drawl :: Drawl (n.) A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance..

Gonophore :: Gonophore (n.) A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and carpels in a conspicuous manner..

Slide :: Slide (n.) An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics.

Sackbut :: Sackbut (n.) A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone..

Lengthen :: Lengthen (v. t.) To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out..

Protract :: Protract (v. t.) To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a war..

Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.

Prolong :: Prolong (a.) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days..

Lengthen :: Lengthen (v. i.) To become longer.

Lengthened :: Lengthened (imp. & p. p.) of Lengthe.

Length :: Length (v. t.) To lengthen.

Elong :: Elong (v. t.) To lengthen out; to prolong.

Coronated :: Coronated (a.) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished; -- said of birds.

Servile :: Servile (a.) Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune..

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