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Gestation
01
the period during which a woman is pregnant, from conception to birth
Examples
Doctors monitor the progress of gestation through regular check-ups and ultrasound scans.
02
the process of developing an idea or plan over time
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
The gestation of his novel took nearly a decade, reflecting the depth of the story.
03
the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
Lexical Tree
gestational
gestation
gestate
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