prolongableadj.
/prəˈlɒŋəbl/, U.S. /prəˈlɔŋəb(ə)l/, /proʊˈlɔŋəb(ə)l/, /prəˈlɑŋəb(ə)l/, /proʊˈlɑŋəb(ə)l/ Capable of being prolonged or lengthened.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > long or short > capable of being lengthened
prolongablea1864
the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length > increased in length > able to be
producible1705
productile1727
prolongablea1864
a1864 B. Rush in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1890) 1146/2 Each syllable is a prolongable quantity.
1889 London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 5th Ser. 27 14 Had the rod been really indefinitely prolongable.
1949 J. F. Danby Shakespeare's Doctr. Nature ii. v. 195 Lear imagines such an arrangement will even be regarded as an indefinitely prolongable modus vivendi.
1969 J. Fowles French Lieutenant's Woman xxxix. 289 His loans were..indefinitely prolongable and without interest.
1986 J. Hobhouse November 68 Their day was over, not prolongable forever, a less elegant hotel night upon them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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