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Etymology

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verlängern +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Verlängerung f (genitive Verlängerung, plural Verlängerungen)

  1. prolongation; lengthening (process of making something longer, in space or duration)
  2. lengthening (process of becoming longer, in space or duration)
  3. (sports, soccer) extra time, overtime
    Synonym: (only in Anglo-Saxon sports like basketball) Overtime

Usage notes

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  • Not used of the lengthening of a vowel. For that see Längung.

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