DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
gestation
/dʒɛ'steɪʃən/ · dʒɛsteɪʃən
Gestation has 3 syllables: ges · ta · tion.
ges
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ta
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tion
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noun. The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.
noun. The period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans).
noun. The conception and development of an idea or plan.
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