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• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century
• the discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
• the discovery of new talent in the art world
• researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.

discovery

1. an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before
• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century
• The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
• the discovery of new talent in the art world
• Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
• He saw life as a voyage of discovery.
• 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.
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.

Extra Examples

• New scientific discoveries are being made all the time.
• The story tells of a man’s journey of personal discovery up an African river.
• Their work led to some important medical discoveries.
• There may be many unexpected treasures awaiting discovery.
• To tour Sri Lanka is to take a voyage of discovery through a land of endless variety.
• a discovery by a French scientist
• potentially the biggest archaeological discovery in Norway for fifty years
• the awful discovery that he had been deceiving her
• the discovery of oil in the North Sea
• the grisly discovery of a decapitated body
• He was shocked by the discovery that she had been unfaithful.
• Researchers have made some important new discoveries.
• The discovery of a child’s body in the river has shocked the community.

Word Origin

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