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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discovery \Dis*cov"er*y\, n.; pl {Discoveries}. 1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open showing; as the discovery of a plot. 2. A making known revelation; disclosure; as a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. In the clear discoveries of the next [world]. --South. 3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. A brilliant career of discovery and conquest. --Prescott. We speak of the ``invention'' of printing, the discovery of America. --Trench. 4. That which is discovered; a thing found out or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as the properties of the magnet were an important discovery. 5. Exploration; examination. [Obs.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: discovery n 1: the act of discovering something [syn: {find}, {uncovering}] 2: something that is discovered 3: a productive insight [syn: {breakthrough}, {find}]
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