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   discovery

   /dɪˈskʌv(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of discovering or being discovered: "the discovery of the body" Similar findinglocatinglocationuncoveringunearthingfinding outlearningrealizationrecognitiondetectiondeterminationrevelationdisclosureinformal:aha momentinventionoriginationdevisingpioneeringintroductionOpposite concealment
   • ▪ a person or thing discovered: "the drug is not a new discovery" Similar findfindinginventionbreakthroughinnovationadvancelucky strike
   • 2. the compulsory disclosure, by one party to an action to another, of relevant testimony or documents.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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