GESTATION


Meaning of GESTATION in English

■ noun

1》 the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth.

2》 the development of a plan or idea over a period of time.

Derivatives

gestate verb

~al adjective

Origin

C16 (denoting exercise in the form of riding or travelling in a carriage): from L. gestatio(n-) , from gestare 'carry, carry in the womb'.

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