Discovery

/dɪskˈʌvəɹi/

/ˌdɪsˈkəvɹi/, /dɪˈskəvɝi/, /dɪˈskəvɹi/

[noun]

Discovery

[NOUN]

the act of finding something for the first time and before others

synonyms : find

uncovering

a productive insight

synonyms : breakthrough

find

something that is discovered

(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

Examples

1. The smart researcher made significant discoveries in the field.

2. The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to the Transvaal.

3. The science journal published an article on recent discoveries in space exploration.

4. Her early research laid the foundation for many important medical discoveries.

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