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(1):

(n.) That which lengthens out; continuation.

(2):

(n.) Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.

(3):

(n.) The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.

(4):

(n.) The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.