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1. (noun) gestation, gestation period
the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

2. (noun) pregnancy, gestation, maternity
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

3. (noun) gestation
the conception and development of an idea or plan

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Gestation
the act of wearing (clothes or ornaments)

2. (noun) Gestation
the act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy

3. (noun) Gestation
exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise

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