midgestation

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noun

The middle period of gestation

OriginEnglish gestation ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

nounmidgestation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe middle period of gestation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishgestation
  12. Englishmidgestation

From mid- + gestation.

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APA

midgestation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgestation

MLA

“midgestation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgestation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midgestation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgestation.

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