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prolongment

/pɹəˈlɔŋmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-long-ment
IPA
/pɹəˈlɔŋmənt/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of prolonging, or the state of being prolonged; prolongation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English prolong Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English prolongment From prolong + -ment.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹəˈlɔŋmənt/
  • British English: /pɹəˈlɒŋmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prolongments (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce prolongment?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈlɔŋmənt/.
What does prolongment mean?
The act of prolonging, or the state of being prolonged; prolongation.
Where does prolongment come from?
Etymology tree English prolong Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English prolongment From prolong + -ment.

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