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gestation noun

  /d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/
  • The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
 gestation

gestate verb

  /d͡ʒɛsˈteɪt/
  • (intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
  • (by extension, intransitive) To develop an idea.
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