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gestation

Syllabification: (ges·ta·tion)
Pronunciation: /jeˈstāSHən/
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Definition of gestation

noun

  • the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth.
  • the development of something over a period of time:various ideas are in the process of gestation

Derivatives

gestational

Pronunciation: /-SHənl/
adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century (denoting an excursion on horseback, in a carriage, etc., considered as exercise): from Latin gestatio(n-), from gestare 'carry, carry in the womb', frequentative of gerere 'carry'

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