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gestation

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Noun

the conception and development of an idea or plan

the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

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Synonyms:
pregnancy maternity gestation period

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