discovery
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- noun
- /dɪsˈkʌvəri/
- Her discovery of the hidden cave surprised all the explorers in the team.
- make a discovery
- process of discovery
- lead to discovery
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Watch on YouTubeIt was just like they touched in a moment of discovery and beauty.
- It was just like they touched in a moment of discovery and beauty.
- It's thanks to JWST that's made this discovery possible in the first place.
- That's that's, that's, that's the moment of discovery of scientific revolution.
- You have this world of discovery, the the New Age movement.
- You know, where would you have the childlike joy of discovery without some ignorance?
- Or some summit of some like some big discovery, some aha, discovery.
Examples
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See, this all happened because my kids are on a journey of discovery.
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So the pleasure lies in the gradual discovery of the story within the story.
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And if we're not alone, then what discovery could possibly be more important?
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My father missed his chance, and I made the discovery for him long after his death.
Academic text (1999) -
OK, So that was a remarkable discovery on his part.
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And through that came discovery of the basic building blocks of matter.
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You know, I recently made a discovery, and I'm not sure what to do.
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I have made a great discovery, and I present it with a spectacular demonstration.
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Since World War II, all the really important discoveries have come out of private laboratories.
Fiction book (1990) -
I set out to make an incredible discovery to share with Trevor and the world.
Synonyms
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A surprising fact that people did not know before
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3.9
A sudden important discovery or advance that solves a big problem
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5.8
An object discovered that is interesting or valuable
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3.4
A fact or result found by research
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3.2
Finding and showing something that was hidden
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9.9
A lucky unexpected discovery of something valuable or interesting
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Compounds
- Canadian
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A public holiday that remembers Christopher Columbus finding the Americas
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Etymology
Discovery comes from old parts that mean 'take the cover off'; the part dis- means 'do the opposite' and the cover part is the same as the English word cover, meaning 'to hide'. So, a discovery is the act of uncovering something and learning it for the first time.