noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: breakthrough, find
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insight, brainstorm, brainwave
9
noun
Meaning 9
something that is discovered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disclosure, revelation, revealing
10
noun
Meaning 10
(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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disclosure, revelation, revealing
History
Etymology
from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.
Across languages
Translations
144 source translations are retained for this English entry.