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English Dictionary: prolonged	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prolonged 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 drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" Synonym(s): elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolong \Prolong"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prolonged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prolonging}.] [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro before, forth + longus long. See {Long}, a., and cf. {Prolongate}, {Purloin}. ] 1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line. 2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days. Prolong awhile the traitor's life. --Shak. The unhappy queen with talk prolonged* the night. --Dryden. 3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak.