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BNC: 16097 COCA: 19807

gestation

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gestation /ʤɛˈsteɪʃən/ noun
gestation
/ʤɛˈsteɪʃən/
noun
Learner's 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怀孕(期);妊娠(期)
: the process by which something (such as an idea) forms and develops(想法等的)构思,酝酿,形成
BNC: 16097 COCA: 19807

gestation

noun

ges·​ta·​tion je-ˈstā-shən How to pronounce gestation (audio)
1
: the carrying of young in the uterus (see uterus sense 1) : pregnancy
2
: conception (see conception sense 3) and development especially in the mind
gestational adjective

Example Sentences

the gestation of new ideas The book has been in gestation for a long time.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin gestation-, gestatio, from gestare to bear, frequentative of gerere to bear

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gestation was in 1615
BNC: 16097 COCA: 19807

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