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Meaning of PROTRACTED

Pronunciation:  prowtr'aktud

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 Definition: [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"
 
 Synonyms: drawn-out, extended, lengthy, long, prolonged
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.

{Protracted meeting},a religious meeting continued for many
   successive days. [U. S.] -- {Pro*tract"ed*ly}, adv. --
   {Pro*tract"ed*ness}, n.
 

 

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