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Noun Concept
Categories: Post-tonal music theory, Schenkerian analysis
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prolongation  protraction  perpetuation  lengthening  Auskomponierung
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The act of prolonging something WordNet 3.0
English:
music
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The act of prolonging something WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In music theory, prolongation is the process in tonal music through which a pitch, interval, or consonant triad is considered to govern spans of music when not physically sounding. Wikipedia
A type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens. Wiktionary
Sound change. Wiktionary (translation)
The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active. Wiktionary
Prolonging existence. Wiktionary (translation)
The act of prolonging. Wiktionary
The act of protracting. Wiktionary
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There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
continuance
DERIVATION
prolong
prolong
perpetuate
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening
Wikipedia
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prolongation
Wikidata
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Prolongation
Wiktionary
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lengthening, perpetuation, prolongation, protraction
Wikipedia Redirections
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Auskomponierung, Bass prolongation, chord prolongation, Composed out, composing-out, composing out, horizontalization, Prolongation (music), Prolongational reduction

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