Meaning & use
discovery
The act of finding or learning something previously unknown, or the thing found.
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The discovery of the ancient tomb stunned archaeologists around the world.
Her discovery that the medicine worked led to a major breakthrough in treatment.
A note on using this word
Discovery can refer either to the moment of finding something out or to the specific thing that was found.
Words with a similar meaning
findingrevelation
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