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Meaning of discovery in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dəˈskəv(ə)ri/

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  1. Noun

    discovery

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. the act of discovering something
  2. 2. something that is discovered
  3. 3. a productive insight
  4. 4. (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case

    Examples

    • « enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case »

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