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Could not find gestationes in Logeion dictionaries.

gestationes Noun: feminine vocative plural, Noun: feminine nominative plural, Noun: feminine accusative plural of gestatio

See gestationes in Morpho

gestātĭo, ōnis, f. [gesto].
  • Act., a bearing, carrying: infantium gestationes, Lact. 3, 22 fin.—
  • II Pass. (not ante-Aug.), a being carried or conveyed about (in a litter, carriage, boat, etc.), a riding, driving or sailing for pleasure.
    • A Lit.: gestatio quoque longis et jam inclinatis morbis aptissima est, etc. ... Genera autem gestationis plura sunt. Lenissima est navi vel in portu vel in flumine, vehementior vel in alto navi ... vel lectica, etiamnum acrior vehiculo, Cels. 2, 15; Sen. Ep. 55: solitus etiam in gestatione ludere (aleam), Suet. Claud. 33; id. Vesp. 21.—
    • B Transf., a place where one is carried to take the air, a promenade, etc.: gestatio in modum circi, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; 2, 17, 13; Inscr. Orell. 4336; Inscr. Grut. 201, 8.

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