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Discovery Made Dɪˈskʌvəri Important Scientific Body Shocked Noun

Word3 discovery
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /dɪˈskʌvəri/ /dɪˈskʌvəri/
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  • researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
  • new scientific discoveries are being made all the time.
  • the discovery of antibiotics in the twentieth century
  • the discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
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discovery

(noun)/dɪˈskʌvəri/ /dɪˈskʌvəri/
  1. an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before
    • Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
    • New scientific discoveries are being made all the time.
    • the discovery of antibiotics in the twentieth century
    • The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
    • the discovery of new talent in the art world
    • He saw life as a voyage of discovery.
    • The film takes us on a journey of discovery to different parts of the globe.
    • She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful.
    • In 1974 Hawking made the discovery (= he discovered) that black holes give off radiation.

    Extra Examples

    • The story tells of a man's journey of personal discovery up an African river.
    • There may be many unexpected treasures awaiting discovery.
    • the awful discovery that he had been deceiving her
    • the discovery of oil in the North Sea
    • the grisly discovery of a decapitated body
    • To tour Sri Lanka is to take a voyage of discovery through a land of endless variety.
    • In the United States, much drug discovery is done by the government.
  2. a thing, fact or person that is found or learned about for the first time
    • The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years.
    • one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time
    • potentially the biggest archaeological discovery in Norway for fifty years
    • recent discoveries about sleep

    Extra Examples

    • Their work led to some important medical discoveries.
    • a discovery by a French scientist

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent.: from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.
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