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Discovery

English

Noun

  1. Something discovered.
    This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
  2. (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
    The purpose of the voyage was discovery.
  3. (law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
    The prosecution moved to supress certain items turned up during discovery.

Translations

  • Czech: objev (1) m, objevování (2) n, vyšetřování n (3)
  • Lithuanian: atradinys (?) m (1); atradimas m (2)



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