protension

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈtɛnʃən/

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/pɹəˈtɛnʃən/ · /pɹoʊˈtɛnʃən/

Definition of protension

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A drawing out; extension; stretching; duration.

“Time, Protension or protensive quantity, called likewise Duration, is a necessary condition of thought. It may be considered both in itself and in the things which it contains.”

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From Latin prōtēnsiō, from prōtendō (“draw out”).

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