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Noun:
- chemistry A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
- pathology The development of a disease from its causes, or its period of incubation. (See below.)
- Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
- Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams.
Source: Wiktionary
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