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    prolonged
    /prəˈlɒŋd/

    adjective

    • 1. continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy: "the region suffered a prolonged drought"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROLONGED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Prolonged means continuing for a long time, such as a prolonged illness or use of a drug. See examples, pronunciation, and translations of prolonged in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prolongedProlonged Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Prolonged means continuing for a notably long time or extended in duration. See examples of prolonged in sentences, synonyms, word history, and related entries.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROLONGED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A prolonged event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › prolongedprolonged adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Prolonged means continuing for a long time. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › prolongedProlonged - definition of prolonged by The Free Dictionary

    Prolonged means drawn-out, lengthened or extended in time or space. Find the origin, usage and examples of the word, as well as translations in Spanish and other languages.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prolongedProlonged - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anything prolonged has been stretched out further than it should be. America's war with Vietnam was prolonged much longer than anyone expected. If something is tedious, time-consuming, and feels like it's taking forever, it's prolonged.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › prolonged_adjprolonged, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective prolonged is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for prolonged is from 1557, in a translation by Thomas Paynell, translator. prolonged is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prolong v., ‑ed suffix1. See etymology.