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Prolonged vs Longer - What's the difference?

prolonged | longer |

As adjectives the difference between prolonged and longer

is that prolonged is lengthy in duration; extended; protracted while longer is comparative of long.

As a verb prolonged

is past tense of prolong.

As an adverb longer is

comparative of long.

As a noun longer is

one who longs or yearns for something.

prolonged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

    • Antonyms

    * brief

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prolong)

    • longer

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (long)

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • (long)
    • Derived terms
    * no longer

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who longs or yearns for something.

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