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gestation definition

ges·ta·tion (jes tā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or period of carrying young in the uterus from conception to birth; pregnancy
  2. a development, as of a plan in the mind

Etymology: L gestatio < pp. of gestare, freq. of gerere, to bear, carry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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