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English noun: incubation | |||
| 1. | incubation (act) maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aid, attention, care, tending | ||
| 2. | incubation (time) (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | phase, stage | ||
| Part meronym | infection | ||
| Domain category | pathology | ||
| 3. | incubation (process) sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body | ||
| Synonyms | brooding | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition | ||
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