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gestation
noun
The conception and development of an idea or plan
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dʒesˈteɪʃən
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noun
The conception and development of an idea or plan
noun
The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
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The period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
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