Synonyms of the word

lengthening

• n. (phonology) a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens.
• v. present participle of lengthen.

continuance

• n. (uncountable) The action of continuing.
• n. (countable, law) An order issued by a court granting a postponement of a legal proceeding for a set period.

continuation

• n. The act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation;…
• n. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on.
• n. (computing) A representation of an execution state of a program at a certain point in time, which may…
• n. (basketball) A successful shot that, despite a foul, is made with a single continuous motion beginning…

perpetuation

• n. The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.

prolongation

• n. The act of prolonging.
• n. That which has been prolonged; an extension.

protraction

• n. (uncountable) The condition of being protracted.
• n. (countable) The act of protracting.
• n. (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable.
• n. (anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
• n. The act of making a plot on paper.