Discovery Meaning
/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomething discovered.
nounThe discovering of new things.
Sentence Examples
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
Scientists regard the discovery as important.
This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The team celebrated their ____ of a new planet in the solar system.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the ____ of the obvious.
Word Origin & History
from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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!"
— 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 25:
"The letters patents of king Henry the ſeuenth granted vnto Iohn Cabot and his three ſonnes, Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius, for the discouerie of new and vnknowen lands."
— 1589, Richard Hakluyt, “Iohn Cabots Patent”, in The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, […], London: […] George Bishop and Ralph Newberie, deputies to Christopher Barker, […], →OCLC, page 509:
"Don Huberto actually fell in love with his kinswoman, and had presumption enough to declare his passion […] The lady being a woman of discretion, instead of making a discovery, which might have been attended with melancholy consequences, reprimanded her relation with gentleness […]"
— 1822, Alain René Le Sage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane:
"1700: "If I play f4, he can check me with ...Qd4, but then he has to move his Queen because he can easily lose it to a Bishop discovery on b5. He could also check me on c5 when his Queen might be safer. I could just move out of the way, though, and continue my attack.""
— 1999, Jeremy Silman, The Amateur's Mind: Turning Chess Misconceptions Into Chess Mastery, 2nd edition, Los Angeles, C.A.: Siles Press, →ISBN, page 189:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The team celebrated their ____ of a new planet in the solar system.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the ____ of the obvious.