Hyphenation of prolongation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word prolongation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pro-lon-ga-tion

Definitions of prolongation:

1.	The act of prolonging something There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
2.	Amount or degree or range to which something extends The wire has an extension of 50 feet
3.	The consequence of being lengthened in duration

Synonyms of prolongation:

noun	protraction, perpetuation, lengthening, continuance, continuation
noun	extension, lengthiness, longness
noun	lengthiness, continuation, protraction, duration, length

Last hyphenations of this language

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