DISCOVERY


Meaning of DISCOVERY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the act or process of discovering or being discovered. b an instance of this (the discovery of a new planet). 2 a person or thing discovered. 3 Law the compulsory disclosure, by a party to an action, of facts or documents on which the other party wishes to rely.

[ DISCOVER after recover, recovery ]

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