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gestation

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gestation /ʤɛˈsteɪʃən/ noun
gestation
/ʤɛˈsteɪʃən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GESTATION
[noncount]
: the time when a person or animal is developing inside its mother before it is born
also : the process of development that happens during this time
: the process by which something (such as an idea) forms and develops