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   Pro·tract·ed

   /prəˈtraktəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual: "a protracted and bitter dispute"

   Derivatives

   • 1. protractedly adverb
   • 2. protractedness noun

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   Protract means to prolong in time or space, or to extend forward or outward. See synonyms, examples, word history, and medical and kids definitions of protract.

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   What does protracted mean?

   • It may be that this my lot may be protracted from month to month, even till I grow grey in my captivity. I watched Ganesha, and I joyed to see that his struggles were protracted beyond those of the others. Protracted definition: drawn out or lengthened in time; extended in duration. See examples of PROTRACTED used in a sentence.

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   What is a protracted strike?

   • A protracted strike carries a high risk of violence. There followed a protracted series of legal wrangles. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of protracted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What happens if a movie is protracted?

   • Anything protracted is lasting longer than you would like. A speech that seems to go on forever is protracted. If an employer and a union can't reach an agreement, there could be a protracted strike. Before a movie, the previews are almost always protracted — they never seem to stop.

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   Why is extending a subject a temporally protracted process?

   • Processes such as stretching or extending are temporally protracted and hence correlate with our experience of duration. The subject also inevitably produced caustic and protracted struggle between municipal, state and ecclesiastical authorities for the regulation and control of morals.

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   Protracted means drawn out or lengthened in time; extended in duration. See how to use this adjective in sentences from various sources, such as newspapers, magazines, and books.

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   Protracted means lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Protracted means lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary. See how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as negotiations, arguments, or conflicts, and find synonyms and translations.

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   Something protracted has been drawn out, usually in a tedious way. Protracted things are long and seem like they're never going to end. Anything protracted is lasting longer than you would like. A speech that seems to go on forever is protracted.

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   Protracted means extended or lengthened in time; prolonged. Find the origin, usage, and examples of protracted in different contexts, such as mathematics, anatomy, and law.

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