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Meaning of discovery in English
Pronunciation
/dəˈskəv(ə)ri/
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Noun
discovery
Etymology
mid 16th century: from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery
Definitions
1.
the act of discovering something
2.
something that is discovered
3.
a productive insight
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 »