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prolongation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prolongation

the act of making longer

  • the indefinite prolongation of the cease-fire
Synonyms of prolongation

drawing out, elongation, extension, lengthening, prolonging, stretching
Antonyms of prolongation

abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, cutback, shortening

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