Speakur

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gestation

/d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
ges-ta-tion
IPA
/d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of development of a plan or idea.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin gestāre Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gestātiōlbor. English gestation Learned borrowing from Latin gestātiō.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gestations (plural)

Derived Forms

gestational midgestation multigestation pregestation uterogestation

Phrases

gestation period

Synonyms

pregnancy maternity gestation period

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce gestation?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/.
What does gestation mean?
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
Where does gestation come from?
Etymology tree Latin gestāre Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin gestātiōlbor. English gestation Learned borrowing from Latin gestātiō.

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