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period
(redirected from gestation period)

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period noun age, bout, continuance, course, duration, eon, epoch, era, hitch, interval, juncture, length of time, limited time, point, season, shift, span, spell, stage, stint, stretch, tenure, term, time, time interval, time stretch, tour, while
Associated concepts: period of redemption
See also: age, annum, cycle, date, duration, expiration, life, moratorium, tenure, term, time
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It is ideal for valuing telecommunication, cement and steel firms as these carry high debt in their balance sheets and are prone to long gestation periods.
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Miss Capewell, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, says that children born alive before the 22-week gestation period are refused the chance of life-saving treatment because of low viability rates.
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The baby was born after a 400-day gestation period and is the first born of the two resident tapirs - Tara, nine, and Toby, three.
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