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Gestatory

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ges·ta·tion  (j-stshn)
n.
1. The period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy.
2. The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind.
[Late Latin gestti, gesttin-, from Latin, a carrying, from gesttus, past participle of gestre, freqentative of gerere, to carry.]
gesta·tory (jst-tôr, -tr), ges·tation·al adj.
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Chametzky traces the gestatory period of modern public intellectuals ("those who attempt to influence social and political events and reality with ideas") to the anti-Semitic Dreyfus Affair in France, during which Jewish intellectuals like Julian Benda played important roles by "accusing" the French society of injustice, racism, and corruption.
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