indiscovery

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English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ discovery.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪndɪsˈkʌvəɹi/

Noun

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indiscovery (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Lack of discovery.
    • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: [], 2nd edition, London: [] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, [], →OCLC:
      Now the ground of this assertion was surely the magnifying esteem of the ancients, arising from the indiscovery of its [the river's] head.