SAT vocabulary
Gestation
The process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth; the development of something over a period of time.
Example
"The gestation period for a human is approximately nine months, but the gestation of a complex idea can take years."
Etymology
From Latin 'gestare' (to carry, bear).
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