Associations to the word «Prolongation»

Wiktionary

PROLONGATION, noun. The act of prolonging.
PROLONGATION, noun. That which has been prolonged; an extension.

Dictionary definition

PROLONGATION, noun. The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks".
PROLONGATION, noun. Amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet".
PROLONGATION, noun. The consequence of being lengthened in duration.

Wise words

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle