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discovery

Pronunciation: /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/

The English word “discovery” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Something discovered.
  2. The discovering of new things.
  3. An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
  4. A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
  5. Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
  6. A discovered attack.

Etymology

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

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