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gestation

ges.ta.tion \je-'sta--sh*n\ \-shn*l, -sh*n-*l\ n [L gestation-, gestatio, 
   fr. gestatus, pp. of gestare t]o bear, fr. gestus, pp. of gerere to bear - 
   more at CAST 1: the carrying of young in the uterus : PREGNANCY  2: 
   conception and development esp. in the mind  - ges.ta.tion.al aj