discovery

Definition

Something discovered.

Etymology

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

Example Sentences

• "This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease."
• "Indeed, this discovery of meaning in symbols may be the most astounding intellectual feat that any human being ever performs—and most humans perform it before they are seven years old!"
• "The purpose of the voyage was discovery."

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