01 n. A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.
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A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.“A protraction only of what is worst in life.” — Mallock.
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The act or process of making a plot on paper.(Surv.)