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protract(1) (iou)



protract noun. M16.
[Latin protractus a prolongation, from protract-: see PROTRACT verb. In sense 3 from the verb.]
Extension or prolongation of time; delay, procrastination. M16-M17.
A delineation, a drawing. rare. Only in L16.
A protracted religious meeting. US colloq. E20.