gestation

CEFRC1

/d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The period when a baby develops inside its mother's body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The process of development of a plan or idea.

Examples

  • The gestation period of a rhino is about 16 months.

  • The gestation period of an elephant is almost two years.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin gestātiō.