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PERPETUATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of prolonging something

Example:

there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks

Synonyms:

lengthening; perpetuation; prolongation; protraction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("perpetuation" is a kind of...):

continuance; continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)

Derivation:

perpetuate (cause to continue or prevail)

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