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Protracted

Definition: Protracted

Protracted

Adjective

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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "protracted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)


Abbreviations & Acronyms: Protracted

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
PROEnglishProtracted Refugee OperationsN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Protracted

Synonyms: drawn-out (adj), extended (adj), lengthy (adj), prolonged (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Protracted

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Diffuseness

Adjective: diffuse, profuse; wordy, verbose, largiloquent, copious, exuberant, pleonastic, lengthy; longsome, long-winded, longspun, long drawn out; spun out, protracted, prolix, prosing, maundering; circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious, roundabout; digressive; discursive, excursive; loose; rambling episodic; flatulent, frothy.

Diuturnity

Lingering, protracted, prolonged, spun out; Verb: long-pending, long-winded; slow.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Protracted

English words defined with "protracted": drawn-outextendedlengthyprolonged. (references)
Specialty definitions using "protracted": aging rateburn a CDdahmumIllKentish Firenailed to the wallprinting discussionSick, Slow Virus DiseasesThis time, for sure!. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Protracted

DomainTitle

Books

  • Israeli Society and Its Defense Establishment: The Social and Political Impact of a Protracted Violent Conflict (reference)

  • On Protracted War (reference)

  • Poland's Protracted Transition : Institutional Change and Economic Growth, 1970-1994 (reference)

  • Protracted Contest: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Twentieth Century (reference)

  • Protracted warfare--the Third World arena : a dimension of U.S.-Soviet conflict : a conference report : sixteenth annual conference held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 22-24, 1987 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Protracted

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Discovery of the Sage of Chappaqua by H.M. Stanely. The Sage disappears mysteriously Nov. 5th 1872. His discovery, after protracted search of the wilderness by Mr. Stanley, the intrepid explorer. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Use in Literature: Protracted

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

It could be protracted no longer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Protracted

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Some may appear to be stable for protracted periods, but improvement is not to be expected. (references)

Advance warning signs of DSS include severe abdominal pain, protracted vomiting, marked change in temperature (from fever to hypothermia), or change in mental status (irritability or obtundation). (references)

However, the diagnostic usefulness of this procedure is limited because of the need for a special bacteriologic medium (modified Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly medium) and protracted observation of cultures. (references)

Civil Liberties

Lithuania

The lack of funds for compensation and protracted bureaucratic obstacles are the primary problems preventing the return of private property or compensation. (references)

Palau

This registration process is not protracted, and the Government did not deny any groups registration during the year. (references)

Economic History

Korea

For instance, after protracted discussions, progress has been made toward resolving pharmaceutical issues. (references)

Human Rights

Gambia

Sanneh spent 10 months in remand at the Mile 2 central prison following a protracted legal battle that started in May 2000 at the High Court. (references)

Egypt

The Government defends the use of military courts as necessary to try terrorism cases, maintaining that trials in the civilian courts are protracted and that civilian judges and their families are vulnerable to terrorist threats. (references)

Sri Lanka

The trial of 21 soldiers accused of massacring 35 Tamil civilians in 1992 in the village of Mailanthani in Batticaloa district was transferred to the Colombo High Court in 1996. The High Court held another hearing in the summer of 2000 before scheduling the case for a jury trial beginning in January 2002. Many witnesses for the case live in refugee camps, and they cannot come to court to give evidence; observers believe that the case likely will be protracted. (references)

Indigenous People

Sweden

The Sami continued a protracted struggle for recognition as an indigenous people; historically, the Government has resisted granting the Sami such rights. (references)

Political Economy

Costa Rica

Alternatives to protracted litigation, such as binding arbitration, do exist, but are not yet common. (references)

Political Rights

Moldova

In September 2000, after a protracted political struggle, Parliament passed implementing legislation. (references)

Trade

Azerbaijan

If sending samples via express mail, firms should contact the local office of the courier service to get advice on declared customs value to avoid protracted and costly problems with Customs officials. (references)

Eq. Guinea

Customs fraud is endemic in Equatorial Guinea and protracted negotiations with customs officers over the value of imported goods are common. (references)

Worker Rights

Indonesia

Strikes frequently occurred during the year across a wide range of industries and occasionally were protracted. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Protracted

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837A brief recapitulation of the most important incidents in this protracted controversy will show how utterly untenable are the grounds upon which this course is attempted to be justified.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981We have supported initiatives by the Organization of African Unity to solve the protracted conflict in the western Sahara, Chad, and the Horn.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Protracted

"Protracted" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 89.44% of the time. "Protracted" is used about 284 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)89.44%25418,599
Lexical Verb (past participle)6.69%1980,337
Lexical Verb (past tense)3.52%10111,207
Noun (proper)0.35%1339,140
                    Total100.00%284N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Protracted

Expressions using "protracted": protracted dinner protracted disease protracted flood protracted lunch protracted meeting Protracted Refugee Operations. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Protracted

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

protracted

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Protracted

Language Translations for "protracted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i zgjatur (drawn out, extended, extending, lasting, long, long-drawn, oblong, oblongated, stretched, wiredrawn). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ممتد (expanded, extended, extensive, outspread, prolonged, widespread), ‏طويل (epic, extended, far, lengthy, lingering, long, long-drawn, prolonged, tall). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

проточен (lengthy, long-drawn, tedious), провлечен, продължителен (chronic, continuous, durable, enduring, extended, lingering, long, long standing, long-drawn, progressive, prolonged, sustained, unbroken), дълъг (linear, long, long-spun, prolonged, straggling, tedious). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

延长 (Elongating, Extended, Prolong, Prolongation, Prolonged, Prolonging, Protract, Protracting). (various references)

   

Czech

  

prodlužovaný, zpomalený (inhibitory, slow motion), stálý (constant, durable, enduring, equable, eternal, fast, firm, indissoluble, invariable, perennial, permanent, regular, sessile, stable, standing, static, stationary, steady, unchangeable). (various references)

   

Danish

  

protraheret (delayed, lasting), langvarig (lasting). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

voor lange tijd (of long standing, prolonged), lange tijd (of long standing, prolonged), langdurend (lasting), lang (at great length, for a long time, lanky, long, of high stature, of long standing, prolonged, tall), geprotraheerd (delayed), diutinus (lasting). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

longetempa (long, of long standing, prolonged). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

venyä (be elastic, become protracted, stretch, stretch out). (various references)

   

French

  

prolongé (prolonged, prone, prostrate). (various references)

   

German

  

zog hin, hingezogen. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παρατεταμένοσ (prolonged), εκτενήσ (diffusive, extensive, lengthy, long-drawn, widespread). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מוארך (extended, oblong, prolate), משך (abiding, attracted, consequent, continued, continuous, enduring, gravitate, lasting). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

meghosszabbított (elongate, elongated, extended, prolonged). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

berpanjang-panjang (prolonged), berlarut-larut (drag on, drawn out), berkepanjangan (continuous, prolonged). (various references)

   

Italian

  

protratto (protract), ritardato (backward, belated, late, moron, retarded). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

長煩い (protracted illness), 持久戦 (protracted war, war of attrition). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ながわずらい (long illness, protracted illness), じきゅうせ" (protracted war, war of attrition). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otractedpray

   

Portuguese

  

protelado (delayed), prolongado (lengthy, lingering, long-drawn, longstanding, prolonged), demorado (dilatory, late, longstanding, prolonged, slow), adiado (adjourned). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

lung (extensive, lengthy, livelong, long, long winded, vast). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

длительный (continuous, drawn out, drawn-out, durable, enduring, extended, lasting, lengthy, long, long-continued, long-haul, long-laying). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

produžen (elongated, extended, prolonged), otegnut (prolix). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

prolongado (lengthy, lingering, long, prolonged, sustained), crónico (chronic). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

utdragen (excerpted, long-spun, protractedly), långdragen (lengthy, tedious). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

uzun süren (age long, agelong, durable, enduring, everlasting, long term, long-drawn-out, slow, taking a long time), uzatmalı (prolonged, sustained), sürüncemeli, müzmin (chronic, confirmed, inveterate, obstinate). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

uzyn (long, tall). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

розтягнутий (bagged, lengthy, outstretched, redundant), тривалий (continued, continuous, extended, lasting, lingering, livelong, long, long term, slow, spacious, sustained, voluminous, yearlong). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

kéo d i (long-drawn, prolonged), bị kéo d i. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Protracted

Misspellings

"Protracted" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: protraced. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Protracted"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "protracted" (pronounced prōtra"ktud)
7-t r a" k t u dattracted, detracted, distracted, extracted, retracted, subtracted.
5-a" k t u dacted, compacted, enacted, exacted, interacted, reacted, redacted, reenacted, transacted.
4-k t u dabducted, abstracted, addicted, affected, afflicted, collected, concocted, conducted, conflicted, connected, constricted, constructed, contacted, contracted, contradicted, convicted, corrected, counteracted, deducted, defected, deflected, dejected, depicted, destructed, detected, directed, disaffected, disconnected, disrespected, dissected, effected, ejected, elected, erected, evicted, expected, impacted, inducted, infected, inflected, inflicted, injected, inspected, instructed, interconnected, interdicted, interjected, intersected, misdirected, neglected, objected, obstructed, overacted, overreacted, perfected, predicted, projected, protected, recollected, reconnected, reconstructed, redirected, reelected, reflected, rejected, respected, restricted, resurrected, selected, subcontracted, subjected, suspected, transected, unaffected, uncollected, unconnected, uncontradicted, uncorrected, undetected, unelected, unexpected, uninfected, unobstructed, unprotected, unreconstructed, unrestricted, unsuspected.
3-t u dabated, abbreviated, abdicated, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, activated, adapted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, confiscated, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, consulted, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, defaulted, defeated, deflated, degenerated, dehydrated, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, deteriorated, detested, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, disappointed, disassociated, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrupted, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, elaborated, elated, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, infatuated, infested, infiltrated, inflated, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, instigated, instituted, insulated, insulted, integrated, intercepted, interested, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, obligated, obliterated, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protested, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, reconstituted, recounted, recreated, recruited, redecorated, redistributed, redrafted, reevaluated, refitted, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, restarted, restated, rested, resubmitted, resulted, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unpainted, unprecedented, unrated, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Protracted

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-o-p-r-r-t-t"

-1 letter: detractor.

-2 letters: parroted, predator, prorated, protract, redactor, retroact, teardrop, tetrapod.

-3 letters: adopter, carport, coapted, cordate, corrade, creator, detract, eardrop, porrect, praetor, prorate, protect, reactor, readopt, redcoat, retract, rotated, tractor.

-4 letters: adorer, capote, captor, carder, carped, carper, carpet, carrot, carted, carter, cartop, catted, coated, coater, copter, corder, cottae, cottar, cotter, craped, crated, crater, darter, depart.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-o-p-r-r-t-t"
 

+2 letters: carrottopped.

 

+3 letters: cotransported.

 

+4 letters: procrastinated.

 

+5 letters: radioprotection, radioprotective.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Speeches
9. Usage Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Abbreviations
14. Acronyms
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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