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Gestation

Noun CEFR B2
d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The process of development of a plan or idea.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

gestation crate gestation period gestational diabetes gestational father gestational sac Gestations

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