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Discovery
DISCOVERY, n.
1. The action of disclosing to view, or bringing to light; as, by the discovery of a plot, the public peace is preserved.
2. Disclosure; a making known; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his estate and effects.
3. The action of finding something hidden; as the discovery of lead or silver in the earth.
4. The act of finding out, or coming to the knowledge of; as the discovery of truth; the discovery of magnetism.
5. The act of espying; first sight of; as the discovery of America by Columbus, or of the Continent by Cabot.
6. That which is discovered, found out or revealed; that which is first brought to light, seen or known. The properties of the magnet were an important discovery. Redemption from sin was a discovery beyond the power of human philosophy.
7. In dramatic poetry, the unraveling of a plot, or the manner of unfolding the plot or fable of a comedy or tragedy.
discovery appears in definitions for these words:
Acatalepsy Acceleration Algebra Apocalypse Comprehension Confront Confrontation Coppice Denouement Deprehension Descry Detect Detection Disclose Disclosure Discovery Experiment Explore Female Finding Hatch Indication Indiscovery Invention Luciferous Manifestation New Obscure Opening Out Overture Porism Pre-emption Premium Prior Publicly Pyrolithic Remonstrance Retrieve Ripping Saturnite Secrecy Seek Shoad Speculate Therapeutics Titanium
Acatalepsy Acceleration Algebra Apocalypse Comprehension Confront Confrontation Coppice Denouement Deprehension Descry Detect Detection Disclose Disclosure Discovery Experiment Explore Female Finding Hatch Indication Indiscovery Invention Luciferous Manifestation New Obscure Opening Out Overture Porism Pre-emption Premium Prior Publicly Pyrolithic Remonstrance Retrieve Ripping Saturnite Secrecy Seek Shoad Speculate Therapeutics Titanium
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