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discovery

Syllabification: (dis·cov·er·y)
Pronunciation: /disˈkəvərē/
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Definition of discovery

noun (plural discoveries)

  • 1the action or process of discovering or being discovered:the discovery of the body he made some startling discoveries
  • a person or thing discovered:the drug is not a new discovery
  • 2 Law the compulsory disclosure, by a party to an action, of relevant documents referred to by the other party.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery

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