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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryges·ta·tion \je-ˈstā-shən\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin gestation-, gestatio, from gestare to bear, frequentative of gerere to bear DATE 16151. the carrying of young in the uterus : pregnancy2. conception and development especially in the mind• ges·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjectiveEnglish Etymologygestation 1533, "riding on horseback, etc., as a form of exercise," from L.gestationem (nom. gestatio) "a carrying," from gestare "bear, carry, gestate," freq. of gerere (pp. gestus) "to bear, carry, bring forth." Meaning "action or process of carrying young in the womb" is from 1615.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7gestationges·ta·tion / dVe5steiFn / noun1. [U, sing.] the time that the young of a person or an animal develops inside its mother's body until it is born; the process of developing inside the mother's body 妊娠(期)；怀孕(期): a baby born at 38 weeks' gestation 怀孕 38 周时出生的婴儿 The gestation period of a horse is about eleven months. 马的怀孕期大约为十一个月。 2. [U] (formal) the process by which an idea or a plan develops (想法、计划等的)构思,酝酿,孕育 SYN development Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: PREGNANCY, gravidity, pregnance, situationWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: gestation periodges·ta·tion\jeˈstāshən\ noun(-s)Etymology: Latin gestation-, gestatio, from gestatus (past participle of gestare to bear, from gestus, past participle of gerere to bear, act) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at cast1. archaic : exercise in which one is carried < gestation in a carriage or in a boat has … good effects — Thomas Watson †1882 >2. a. : the carrying of young usually in the uterus from conception to delivery : pregnancy < other acute … illnesses occur in the early months of gestation— J.P.Greenhill > b. : the incubation of eggs3. : conception and development especially in the mind < this extraordinary book, thirty years in gestation — W.R.Parker >

Gestation Noun Bear Of Young From The Carrying