prolonged period
1prolonged — [[t]prəlɒ̱ŋd, AM lɔːŋd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A prolonged event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected. ...a prolonged period of low interest rates. ...a prolonged drought. Syn: lengthy …
2prolonged — pro|longed [prəˈlɔŋd US ˈlo:ŋd] adj continuing for a long time ▪ prolonged exposure to the sun ▪ a prolonged period of time …
3prolonged — pro|longed [ prə lɔŋd ] adjective continuing for a long time: the effects of prolonged exposure to the sun s rays a prolonged period of silence …
4prolonged — UK [prəˈlɒŋd] / US [prəˈlɔŋd] adjective continuing for a long time the effects of prolonged exposure to the sun s rays a prolonged period of silence …
5prolonged — [prəˈlɒŋd] adj continuing for a long time a prolonged period of silence[/ex] …
6period — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length of time ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained ▪ brief, limited, short …
7prolonged — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ relative …
8prolonged — pro longed || prÉ™ lɔŋd / lÉ’Å‹d adj. extended, lengthened, made longer; protracted, drawn out, lasting a long period of time pro·long || prÉ™ lɔŋ / lÉ’Å‹ v. extend, lengthen, make longer …
9Medieval Warm Period — Northern hemisphere temperature reconstructions for the past 2,000 years The Medieval Warm Period (MWP), Medieval Climate Optimum, or Medieval Climatic Anomaly was a time of warm climate in the North Atlantic region, that may also have been… …
10Permian Period — Interval of geologic time, 290–248 million years ago. The last of the six periods of the Paleozoic Era, it follows the Carboniferous Period. During the Permian, the continents joined to form a single supercontinent, Pangea. Hot, dry conditions… …
