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If a parasite causes the infection, the incubation time can be one to two weeks.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
As part of a partnership aimed at showcasing and promoting emerging designers and creatives throughout Africa, Q Rising will help Lagos Fashion Week identify designer talents and offer them a place in the 2026 incubation lineup.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
Tokyo Bay promises to be an incubation site for the future of regenerative cities.
—Kotaro Okada, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
The team compared incubation calls to the begging calls of young chicks.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Incubation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incubation. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
incubation
noun
in·cu·ba·tion
ˌiŋ-kyə-ˈbā-shən
ˌin-
1
: the act or process of incubating
Medical Definition
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