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gestation

/dʒɛsˈteɪʃən/ · 9 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

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

  2. noun

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

  3. noun

    the conception and development of an idea or plan

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