discovery
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- IPA: /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌɹi/ (CanE)
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[edit] Noun
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discovery (countable and uncountable; plural discoveries)
- Something discovered.
- This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
- (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
- The purpose of the voyage was discovery.
- (law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
- The prosecution moved to supress certain items turned up during discovery.
- (law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
- The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.
[edit] Related terms
- discover verb
- discoverer noun
[edit] Translations
something discovered
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