gestation
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美[dʒɛ'steʃən]
- n. 酝酿；怀孕；妊娠期
英英释意
- 1. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
- 2. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- 3. the conception and development of an idea or plan