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prolongation

/prəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/prəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/
prəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

prəʊlɒŋ - ˈɡeɪʃən -> prolongation

Myanmar meaning

(n) ရှည်စေမှု။ ကြာညောင်းစေခြင်း။

Full entry

prolong /prǝ'lɒŋ; US -'lↄ:ŋ/ v

ရှည်စေသည်။ အချိန်ဆွဲသည်။ drugs that help to prolong life ❍ They prolonged their visit by a few days. ❍ Don't prolong the agony — just tell us who's won!
❏ prolongation /prǝƱlɒŋ'geÇʃn; US -lↄ:ŋ-/ n [U] (fml ) ရှည်စေမှု။ ကြာညောင်းစေခြင်း။ the artificial prolongation of human life ❍ further atrocities that led to the prolongation of the war.
❏ prolonged adj ရှည်ကြာသော။ ရှည်လျားသော။ ကြာမြင့် သော။ prolonged negotiations ❍ a prolonged absence ❍ skin damage resulting from prolonged exposure to the sun ❍ endure a prolonged period of economic uncertainty.

More examples
  • The ongoing violence has prolonged the suffering of our people.
Synonyms
extend, delay, put off, make longer, lengthen, draw out, protract, carry on, continue, drag one's feet, drag out, elongate, hold, hold up, increase, let it ride, pad, perpetuate, persist, spin out, stall, stretch, stretch out
Antonyms
abbreviate, advance, cease, curtail, expedite, further, halt, shorten, stop
Cross references
extenddelayput offmake longerlengthendraw outprotractcarry oncontinuedrag one's feetdrag outelongateholdhold upincreaselet it ridepadperpetuatepersistspin outstallstretchstretch outabbreviateadvanceceasecurtailexpedite
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