- (n.) A plot on paper.
- (n.) A drawing out or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.
- (n.) The act or process of making a plot on paper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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