different between prolongation vs postponement

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.

Noun

prolongation (countable and uncountable, plural prolongations)

1. The act of prolonging.
2. That which has been prolonged; an extension.

Synonyms

• (act of prolonging: extending in space): stretching
• (act of prolonging: extending the duration of): continuance, prolongment, prorogation, protraction
• (act of prolonging: putting off to a distant time): deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment

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References

• prolongation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• prolongation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Old French prolongation, borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.l??.?a.sj??/

Noun

prolongation f (plural prolongations)

1. extension
2. (sports) overtime, extra time

Related terms

• prolonger

Further reading

• “prolongation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pr?long?ti?, pr?long?ti?nem, from pr?long?tus, perfect passive participle of Latin pr?long?, from pr? + longus.

Noun

prolongation f (oblique plural prolongations, nominative singular prolongation, nominative plural prolongations)

1. prolongation

English

Etymology

postpone +? -ment

Noun

postponement (countable and uncountable, plural postponements)

1. A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

Synonyms

• cunctation, hold-up; see also Thesaurus:delay

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