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8 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• protraction n. (Uncountable) The condition of being protracted.
• protraction n. (Countable) The act of protracting.
• protraction n. (Linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable.
• protraction n. (Anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb.
• protraction n. The act of making a plot on paper.

— In French —

• protraction n.f. (Didactique) Traction en avant, action de tirer en avant.
• protraction n.f. (Linguistique) (Numération) (Néologisme) Opération qui…
• protraction n.f. (Médecine) Mouvement qui tire un membre ou une partie de…

27 English words from 5 English definitions

act Anatomy anterior being condition Countable forward horizontal horizontal␣plane lengthening limb Linguistics making movement of␣a on␣paper on␣the paper plane plot protracted protracting short syllable the tongue Uncountable

5 English words from 3 foreign definitions

action avant membre tire Traction

12 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

Didactique en␣avant Linguistique Médecine Mouvement Néologisme Numération Opération partie qui tirer une

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

protractions

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

overprotraction

38 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

act Act ACT act. Act. A.C.T. A.␣C.␣T. acti action CTI ion Ion -ion OTR pro Pro PRO pro- Pro. -pro- Prot prot- Prot. protract RAC rac- RACT rot ROT tio Tio tion -tion tra TRA tract tracti traction

25 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

art Art ART 'art art. car Car CAR cart Cart CART carto- ITC NOI noit OIt OIT orp RTO TCA T-cart tor Tor TOR torp

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

crop␣rotation protractions strip␣cartoon

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

crotapotin Porto␣Rican

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