GESTATION


Meaning of GESTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ je-ˈstā-shən ]

noun

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

Date: 1615

1. : the carrying of young in the uterus : pregnancy

2. : conception and development especially in the mind

• ges·ta·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.