"discovery" meaning in English

See discovery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌri/ [Canada], /dɪsˈkʌvəˌri/ [US] Audio: en-ca-discovery.ogg [Canada], en-us-discovery.ogg [US] Forms: discovery [singular], discoveries [plural]
Head templates: {{irrnoun|discoveries}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A thing or an idea that was found
    Sense id: simple-discovery-en-noun-Bu6Gwk5N
     
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          "text": "When Archimedes made a discovery, he ran around saying \"I found it!\""
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          "text": "The new spacecraft will help us make discoveries about space."
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