protractio

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Latin

Etymology

From prōtrahō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

prōtractiō f (genitive prōtractiōnis); third declension

  1. (post-Classical) a drawing out, lengthening, protraction
    • c. 370 — c. 430, Macrobius, Somnium Scipionis, 1.12.5
    • c. 485 — c. 585, Cassiodorus Variarium, 12.2

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative prōtractiō prōtractiōnēs
genitive prōtractiōnis prōtractiōnum
dative prōtractiōnī prōtractiōnibus
accusative prōtractiōnem prōtractiōnēs
ablative prōtractiōne prōtractiōnibus
vocative prōtractiō prōtractiōnēs

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