How many syllables in gestation?

There are 3 syllables in the word gestation.

Divide gestation into syllables:

gestation (noun):: the carrying of young in the uterus (see uterus sense 1) pregnancy; the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans).; the process of carrying and developing babies in the womb during pregnancy, or the time during which this process takes place

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