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e·lon·ga·tion  audio  (-lônggshn, -lng-, lông-, lng-) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. The act of elongating or the condition of being elongated.
  2. Something that elongates; an extension.
  3. The angular distance between two celestial bodies as seen from Earth.



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