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n. The act or an instance of discovering.

n. Something discovered.

n. Law The compulsory disclosure of pertinent facts or documents to the opposing party in a civil action, usually before a trial begins.

n. Something discovered.

n. The discovering of new things.

n. A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

n. Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

n. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing.

n. A making known; revelation; disclosure.

n. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized.

n. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized.

n. Exploration; examination.

The act of disclosing to view.

The act of revealing; a making known; a declaration; disclosure: as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his estate and effects.

The act of gaining sight of; the act of espying: as, the discovery of land after a voyage.

The act of finding out or of bringing to knowledge what was unknown; first knowledge of anything.

That which is discovered, found out, or revealed; that which is first brought to light, seen, or known: as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery.

In the drama, the unraveling of a plot, or the manner of unfolding the plot or story of a comedy or tragedy.

In law, disclosure by a party to an action, at the instance of the other party, as of facts within his memory or of a document within his control.

Exploration.

Synonyms Discovery, Invention. See invention.

n. a productive insight

n. something that is discovered

n. the act of discovering something

n. (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

"But it would be right to say, _The discovery of America was more important THAN ANY OTHER geographical discovery_."

brainwave    insight    brainstorm    revelation    disclosure    revealing   

bill of discovery   

discoverer    discover   

showing    revelation    disclosure    exploration    examination    uncovering   

recovery    rediscovery   

knowledge    development    revelation    event    invention    success    observation    possibility    adventure    progress