Verlängerung

German

Etymology

verlängern + -ung

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

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