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[ noun ] the act of prolonging something

Synonyms

prolongation lengthening protraction

Examples

"there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

Historically , religion has also functioned as a tremendous engine of vindication , enforcement , sanction , and perpetuation of various other institutions .

Related terms

continuance perpetuate prolong

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Rhymes with

graduation evacuation capitulation congratulation elimination escalation emanation emulation examination eradication education exhalation hospitalization isolation formulation emancipation equitation fluoridation estimation implication ionization excavation explanation fascination hesitation excommunication extrapolation proclamation ordination imagination indication identification innovation inhalation installation equivocation fortification hydrogenation interrogation intonation intoxication intensification invalidation multiplication facilitation impersonation gratification justification granulation legalization imitation litigation localization preoccupation occupation nomination extermination immunization inclination recitation hybridization falsification indoctrination inhabitation incrimination ovulation pasteurization manipulation palpitation misinterpretation insubordination modulation gasification fumigation realization illumination modernization insulation incoordination pollination miscalculation mutilation reallocation navigation medication naturalization negation investigation magnification ratification optimization gastrulation overpopulation provocation nullification habitation sophistication notification imputation jubilation organization simulation termination origination visualization propagation urbanization machination quantification self-determination verification procrastination segregation visitation unionization ramification tabulation sedation unification purification ventilation misapplication magnetization saponification sanitation profanation inflammation mobilization oxidation sanctification tribulation pagination summation pacification suffocation reexamination vegetation participation revocation revitalization reclamation revelation violation reunification motivation reclassification insemination personification modification meditation vaporization rededication inoculation mechanization ossification prognostication subordination marginalization vindication intimation nationalization irrigation strangulation reputation stipulation oscillation stimulation validation sterilization popularization replication polarization population recalculation vacillation predestination reorganization invocation renovation vilification prefabrication explication vaccination premeditation neutralization germination rejuvenation stabilization speculation rectification victimization reinterpretation specialization hallucination rehabilitation regulation obligation qualification utilization exclamation

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

perpetration perpetuate perpetual perpetually perpetuity perpetrate perpetrator

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