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/d͡ʒɛsˈteɪʃən/ · noun
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born..
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.
Use gestation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gestation means The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born..
Common synonyms include pregnancy, gestation period.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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