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English Dictionary: protracted	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
protracted adj 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" Synonym(s): drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Protracted \Protract`ed\, a. Prolonged; continued. {Protracted* meeting},a religious meeting continued for many successive days. [U. S.] -- {Protract"edly}, adv. -- {Protract"edness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. --Shak. 3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. 4. (Zo[94]l.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract its claws; -- opposed to {retract}.