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gestation

How many syllables in gestation?

  3 syllables

Divide gestation into syllables:   ges-ta-tion
Stressed syllable in gestation:   ges-ta-tion
How to pronounce gestation:   je-stey-shun
How to say gestation:

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Synonyms for gestation


1 syllable
  • growth
    3 syllables
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        What rhymes with gestation

        1 syllable
        • corp
          2 syllables
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