dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ges_MW.json
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": a large family of tropical herbs or rarely woody plants (order Polemoniales) having chiefly opposite leaves and strongly zygomorphic flowers":[]
},
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"New Latin, from Gesneria + -aceae":""
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"(\u02cc)ge\u02ccsnir\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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": a large genus (the type of the family Gesneriaceae) of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers":[],
": any plant of the genus Gesneria":[]
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"New Latin, from Konrad Gesner \u20201565 Swiss naturalist + New Latin -ia":""
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"ge\u02c8snir\u0113\u0259"
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"noun"
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": of or relating to the family Gesneriaceae":[]
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"New Latin Gesneriaceae or Gesneraceae + English -ous":""
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": any of a family (Gesneriaceae) of tropical or subtropical herbs (such as an African violet or gloxinia) with chiefly opposite leaves and highly zygomorphic flowers":[]
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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"New Latin Gesneria , genus name, from Konrad Gesner \u20201565 Swiss naturalist":""
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"ges-\u02c8nir-\u0113-\u02ccad"
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"Definition of gesse archaic variant of jess"
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"\u02c8jes"
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": a paste prepared by mixing whiting with size or glue and spread upon a surface to fit it for painting or gilding":[],
": plaster of paris or gypsum prepared with glue for use in painting or making bas-reliefs":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And so the Graces dance around its frame, Pan pipes, the gesso birds fly, and the mirror records the days and seasons. \u2014 Perdita Buchan, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Per ARTnews\u2019 Alex Greenberger, the artist planned to prepare a wall in the government building for the painting by layering gesso and oil on it. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Oct. 2020",
"Set to an orchestral background, the video shows master gilder Karen Haslewood peeling off gold leaves and brushing them onto the back cover of the hair dryers, which have been painted with a red gesso . \u2014 Dami Lee, The Verge , 29 Aug. 2018",
"Items from Egypt include an Old Kingdom limestone tomb relief; a Ptolemaic-period stele with the leonine gods Bes and Tutu; a wood, gesso and paint cat coffin; and a 2,000-or-so-year-old bronze cat statuette that has Old Hollywood history too. \u2014 Anita Gates, New York Times , 7 Mar. 2018",
"Edges where the gesso has accumulated surround the still plane like a rugged shoreline, rimed with color. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 13 Mar. 2018",
"Although the group uses modern painting materials, the icons are painted on birchwood panel boards which are prepared with cloth and gesso , a paint mixture, similar to how they were painted 500 years ago, Zimmerman said. \u2014 Cathy Janek, Aurora Beacon-News , 23 Mar. 2018",
"Amm stretches linen over panels and builds up thick, smooth gesso work surfaces. \u2014 Leah Ollman, latimes.com , 13 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, gypsum, from Latin gypsum":""
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"\u02c8je-(\u02cc)s\u014d"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"gest":{
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": adventure , exploit":[
"knightly gests"
]
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"before packing it all in, he was looking for one grand gest that would serve as a fitting finale for his life"
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"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English gest, geste, jeste \u2014 more at jest entry 1":""
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"\u02c8jest"
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"adventure",
"emprise",
"experience",
"exploit",
"happening",
"time"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"gestagen":{
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": a progestational substance":[]
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"gest ate + connective -a- or -o- + -gen":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074155",
"type":[
"noun"
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"gestalt":{
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"examples":[
"the gestalt of human consciousness",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These run as distinctive currents throughout and lend to an overall gestalt as satisfying as a fine musical album that leaves thrum and echo in its wake. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
"One woman is sure that the new management will bring new occupants and a new overall attitude, but another argues that the Chelsea\u2019s bohemian excess is baked into its gestalt . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
"Instead, the directors deliver the gestalt of the Chelsea, the overall sensation conveyed by the building, its past and its scaffolded present. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
"When the film doesn\u2019t fit with NASA\u2019s gestalt , filmmakers can\u2019t use the agency\u2019s logo. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
"In 1980, a year after she was hired to run Interiors, Ms. Russell told The New York Times that her editorial vision would embrace the go-go gestalt of the impending decade. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s an eerie gestalt , a foreboding feeling of unbookiness. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Social media is a gestalt of motivating voices, from friends and family to competitors and influencers, ads and organic posts alike. \u2014 Elissa Baker, Forbes , 21 May 2021",
"The gestalt of Latest Music Project, Volume 1 is to sing against the global push toward socialism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German, literally, shape, form":""
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"-\u02c8sht\u00e4lt",
"-\u02c8st\u022flt",
"-\u02c8s(h)t\u022flt",
"g\u0259-\u02c8s(h)t\u00e4lt",
"-\u02c8sht\u022flt",
"g\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4lt"
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"gestaltist":{
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": a specialist in Gestalt psychology":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"g\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4l-tist",
"g\u0259-\u02c8s(h)t\u00e4l-t\u0259st",
"-\u02c8s(h)t\u022fl-",
"-\u02c8st\u022fl-",
"-\u02c8sht\u022fl-",
"-\u02c8sht\u00e4l-"
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"historical fiction in which the hero faces every adversity with honorable geste",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Il sera bien s\u00fbr pris en compte que le salari\u00e9 regrette son geste et dit avoir agi sous le coup de l\u2019\u00e9motion alors qu\u2019il venait d\u2019\u00e9viter de percuter le jeune, qui a travers\u00e9 de fa\u00e7on dangereuse et qui a insult\u00e9 le conducteur. \u2014 Amy Lieu, Fox News , 21 Sep. 2018",
"A: While opening his home was a beau geste on your friend's part, closing the door to his boss guest is easier said than done. \u2014 Michelle Nicolosi, OregonLive.com , 3 Aug. 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English geste , from Anglo-French, from Latin gestus , from gerere":""
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"\u02c8jest"
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"actions",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113340",
"type":[
"noun"
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"gesticulation":{
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": the act of making gestures":[]
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"as the argument grew more heated, his gesticulations got bigger and wilder",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Instead, there was gratification without gesticulation after his 15 of 17 from the foul line in Tuesday night\u2019s victory over the Dallas Mavericks, part of an early-season trend for the Miami Heat forward. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Nov. 2021",
"It is also written in his crowded features and high color, the vocal ferocity of his anger, his tendency towards gesticulation , the straying wisps of his white hair. \u2014 Talia Lavin, The New Republic , 13 Feb. 2020",
"In her brash Texas drawl, Jo Harvey laughed about their many near-divorces as Terry observed her gesticulations with a wry smile. \u2014 John Lingan, Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2020",
"His is an amalgam of swirling turns, more subdued facial expressions, and softer, but equally articulate gesticulations . \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
"His intense eyes and demonstrative gesticulation suggest the gregariousness of someone used to managing the front and back of the house. \u2014 Sameer Rao, baltimoresun.com , 28 June 2019",
"Both operas lend themselves to a cabaret-style presentation, starting with the campy gesticulations of a green-bearded Merlin (the baritone Conor McDonald) from the top level of Julia Noulin-M\u00e9rat\u2019s whimsical two-tiered set. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 June 2019",
"Postmodern architecture had always gestured toward the antique past, usually in a mode of acerbic or calculatingly boisterous irony, but Kuma\u2019s wild gesticulations in M2 were grotesque and overwhelming. \u2014 Nikil Saval, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
"The Yell Leaders, male cheerleaders who wear white coveralls and communicate in a series of chants and gesticulation only Aggies understand, can inspire more than 100,000 people to shake Kyle Field. \u2014 Andy Staples, SI.com , 28 June 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"je-\u02ccsti-ky\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"gesture",
"mime",
"pantomime",
"sign",
"signal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040235",
"type":[
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"gesture":{
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"beckon",
"flag",
"motion",
"signal",
"wave"
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"definitions":{
": a movement usually of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude":[
"raised his hand overhead in a gesture of triumph"
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": carriage , bearing":[],
": something said or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or token, or for its effect on the attitudes of others":[
"\u2026 a political gesture to draw popular support \u2026",
"\u2014 V. L. Parrington"
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": the use of motions of the limbs or body as a means of expression":[],
": to express or direct by a gesture (see gesture entry 1 sense 1 )":[],
": to make a gesture (see gesture entry 1 sense 1 )":[]
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Specific gestures can indicate particular moods.",
"His arm was raised in a gesture of defiance.",
"Verb",
"She gestured towards the fireplace.",
"He gestured at his audience.",
"The room was filled with angry people shouting and gesturing .",
"He gestured to his partner to leave.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"To call these proposals modest is to call stark naked fully clothed; to see them even as a small gesture is to look with wishful eyes through the most high-powered of microscopes. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"The gesture was in keeping with her all her experiences over the years as a patient, Durr-Stokes, 63, said. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
"Horford\u2019s praise of White seemed impromptu, and the gesture was typical of the Celtics\u2019 thoughtful senior leader. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"The gesture was a tribute to their only son, Leland Jr., who died of typhoid fever at age 15. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"The gesture was largely symbolic as NASA's involvement in the Venera-D project had been tentative in any case. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 3 Mar. 2022",
"As some critics have pointed out, the gesture is largely symbolic, calling attention to the issue without taking punitive action against the Games\u2019 host. \u2014 Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Another gesture to the outside world is the treatment of West Atlantic Avenue by GLS Landscape Architecture. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2022",
"This gesture from White is one of the numerous examples of how the actress supported animals and their welfare throughout her life. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The study\u2019s authors gesture to how this practice could lead to the silencing\u2014and perception of persecution\u2014of entire communities. \u2014 Gabriel Nicholas, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The show seems to gesture broadly toward a connection between Vivian and her subject on numerous levels. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Women, for instance, tend to gesture more with their hands, use more adjectives and make eye contact. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The play seems to gesture to the tension in the room, that Della Rose is hiding her friendship with Jimmy from her husband. \u2014 Jerald Pierce, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The show\u2019s neo-Surrealists and abstractionists are too miscellaneous and hermetic to do more than gesture in a compensatory direction. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"This year, the Lyman maze has a 1970s music theme, with a guitar, a musical note, a peace sign, a heart and a hand making the heavy metal horns gesture all part of the design. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
"But the fact that Netflix is funneling this effort through its treasury department, rather than a diversity and inclusion committee or philanthropic arm, does at least gesture toward a sense that the investment might be serious and sustained. \u2014 Victor Luckerson, Wired , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Her presence seems at once to gesture in the direction of recurrent arguments about Bond casting \u2014 does the character have to be male"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1542, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gestura mode of action, from Latin gestus , past participle of gerere":"Noun and Verb"
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"\u02c8jesh-",
"\u02c8jes-ch\u0259r"
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"mime",
"pantomime",
"sign",
"signal"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210229",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"gesture language":{
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But without a mouse or trackpad on the iPad, Apple had to invent a new gesture language \u2014 and our fingers are only so capable. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182859",
"type":[
"noun"
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"gesture politics":{
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"definitions":{
": political actions or statements that are done or made chiefly as symbolic gestures and have little or no practical effect":[
"Law and order issues are easily subject to gesture politics , to rhetoric and to simple solutions.",
"\u2014 Frances Heidensohn, in Social Issues and Party Politics , 1998"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233054",
"type":[
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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},
"gesundheit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, literally, health, from gesund healthy (from Old High German gisunt ) + -heit -hood \u2014 more at sound entry 3":""
},
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"g\u0259-\u02c8zu\u0307nt-\u02cch\u012bt"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050946",
"type":[
"interjection"
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},
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"definitions":{
": a line carried in a small boat from a ship to a buoy, an anchor, or the shore":[],
": a line led from a ship through a fairlead on a boat boom for small boats to make fast to":[],
": guest rope":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010838",
"type":[
"noun"
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"Gesner":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
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"definitions":{
"Conrad 1516\u20131565 Swiss naturalist":[]
},
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"\u02c8ge-sn\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012631"
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"gesithcundman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a man of the rank of the gesiths":[]
},
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"-n(d)m\u0259n"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the rank or class of the gesiths":[]
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"-\u02ccku\u0307nd"
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"Old English ges\u012bthcund , from gesith + -cund (akin to Old English cynd kind)":""
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"gestation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the carrying of young in the uterus (see uterus sense 1 ) : pregnancy":[],
": conception (see conception sense 3 ) and development especially in the mind":[]
},
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"je-\u02c8st\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"family way",
"gravidity",
"pregnancy"
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"examples":[
"the gestation of new ideas",
"The book has been in gestation for a long time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kentucky\u2019s bill prohibits abortions at all stages of gestation with the only exception being when the life of the mother is endangered. \u2014 Brian Planalp, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
"Most of the abortions in Utah in 2019 were done at seven or eight weeks of gestation , according to the most recent statewide data available from the Utah Department of Health\u2019s Office of Vital Records and Statistics. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"July 1 looms as the effective date of a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of gestation . \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"More interesting, perhaps, is that these long gestation periods speak to a side of Ferreira that the popular image of her has never quite accounted for. \u2014 Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"The motivation is to avoid the long gestation periods that Agile transformations of an entire organization can take\u2014sometimes as long as a decade. \u2014 Steve Denning, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
"While the notion that rapid evolution is not new, the findings were surprising to Campbell-Staton due to the long life spans of African elephants, which can live up to 70 years, and the long gestation periods, which are typically about two years. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 21 Oct. 2021",
"Pigs also have large litters and short gestation periods. \u2014 Fox News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Pigs have large litters, short gestation periods and organs comparable to humans. \u2014 Time , 20 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin gestation-, gestatio , from gestare to bear, frequentative of gerere to bear":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050340"
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