discovery

noun

Something discovered.

(uncountable) The discovering of new things.

(law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

(law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

(chess) A discovered attack.

(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, not cooperio-cover · Latin · cover

Synonyms for discovery

uncoveringn breakthroughn discoveringv findv unearthingv explorationn espialn detectionn inventionn revelationn disclosuren unveilingn revealmentn

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Where does discovery come from?

The word discovery breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -cover, from Latin cooperio (“cover”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.