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protracted
(encz) | protracted,prodloužený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
protracted
(encz) | protracted,protáhlý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Protracted
(gcide) | Protract \Pro*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr.
vb. n. Protracting.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to
forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See
Portrait, Portray.]
1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to
continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to
protract a war.
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2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to
protract a decision or duty. --Shak.
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3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and
angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
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4. (Zool.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract
its claws; -- opposed to retract.
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Protracted
(gcide) | Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
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Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. --
Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.
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protracted
(wn) | protracted
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy
visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter
struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: drawn-out,
extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted] |
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protractedly
(encz) | protractedly, adv: |
Protracted
(gcide) | Protract \Pro*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protracted; p. pr.
vb. n. Protracting.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to
forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See
Portrait, Portray.]
1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to
continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to
protract a war.
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2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to
protract a decision or duty. --Shak.
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3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and
angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
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4. (Zool.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract
its claws; -- opposed to retract.
[1913 Webster]Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
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Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. --
Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.
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Protracted meeting
(gcide) | Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
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Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. --
Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.
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Protractedly
(gcide) | Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
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Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. --
Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.
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Protractedness
(gcide) | Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
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Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. --
Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.
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protractedly
(wn) | protractedly
adv 1: in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was
swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly"
-Rossetti [syn: lingeringly, protractedly] |
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