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disclosure
(dis|clos¦ure)
Pronunciation:
/dɪsˈkləʊʒə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the action of making new or secret information known:
a judge ordered the disclosure of the government documents
[
count noun
]
a fact, especially a secret, that is made known:
the government’s disclosures about missile programmes
Origin:
late 16th century
: from
disclose
, on the pattern of
closure
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