[ながわずらい, nagawazurai] (n, vs) protracted illness [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Protract \Pro*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protracted}; p. pr.
vb. n. {Protracting}.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to
forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See
{Portrait}, {Portray}.]
1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to
continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to
protract a war.
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2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to
protract a decision or duty. --Shak.
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3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and
angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
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4. (Zool.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract
its claws; -- opposed to {retract}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
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{Protracted meeting},a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster] -- {Pro*tract"ed*ly}, adv. --
{Pro*tract"ed*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
protracted
adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy
visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter
struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: {drawn-out},
{extended}, {lengthy}, {prolonged}, {protracted}]
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