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alargamiento

lengthening

noun ah-lahr-gah-MYEN-toh Rare

Also means

extension

Usage Note

Alargamiento is the noun from alargar ('to lengthen') and refers to the act or result of making something longer — physical (alargamiento de huesos) or abstract (alargamiento del contrato). In linguistics it can describe vowel lengthening. The regular plural is alargamientos.

Examples

"El alargamiento del contrato fue aprobado."

Natural Translation

The extension of the contract was approved.

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