Definition: To be drawn out for a prolonged, unusually long time.
Found: BBC Online,Libya conflict: Where is Col Muammar Gaddafi? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14613674) by Gordon Corera.
In context of the text: Libyan rebels as well as Nato officials will be hoping that the hunt for Col Muammar Gaddafi does not turn into a protracted affair.
In a Logophile's text: The dull meeting continued for two more protracted hours despite the councillor donning a strawberry coloured bikini.
Pronounced: Pro-track-tid.
Others: Protractedness, Protractedly, Protractive.
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