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Webster 1913 Edition
Protraction
Pro-trac′tion
,Noun.
[L.
protractio
.] 1.
A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay;
as, the
. protraction
of a debateA
protraction
only of what is worst in life. Mallock.
2.
(Surv.)
(a)
The act or process of making a plot on paper.
(b)
A plot on paper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Protraction
PROTRAC'TION
,Noun.