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discovery
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dis·cov·er·y  (d-skv-r)
n. pl. dis·cov·er·ies
1. The act or an instance of discovering.
2. Something discovered.
3. Law The compulsory disclosure of pertinent facts or documents to the opposing party in a civil action, usually before a trial begins.

discovery
Noun
pl -eries
1. the act of discovering
2. a person, place, or thing that has been discovered
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.discoverydiscovery - the act of discovering something    
human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen
tracing - the discovery and description of the course of development of something; "the tracing of genealogies"
espial, spotting, catching, detection, spying - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
self-discovery - discovering your own individuality
breakthrough - making an important discovery
determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"
rediscovery - the act of discovering again
2.discovery - something that is discovered
disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
3.discoverydiscovery - a productive insight                
brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
4.discovery - (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
disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

discovery
Translations
discovery [dɪsˈkʌvərɪ] ndescubrimiento
discovery [dɪsˈkʌvərɪ] discover ndécouverte f
discovery [dɪsˈkʌvərɪ] discover nEntdeckung f
discovery [dɪsˈkʌvərɪ] nscoperta


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