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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDiscovery
/dɪsˈkʌv.ər.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of uncovering or discovering something previously hidden, unknown, or secret.
"The unexpected discovery of the hidden documents changed the course of the investigation." - 2
A fact or thing that is discovered.
"Marie Curie's scientific discovery of radium revolutionized modern physics and medicine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'discovery' originates from the Latin 'discooperire', meaning 'to uncover'. It evolved through Old French 'descovrir', which influenced its modern English form in the late Middle Ages, reflecting the act of revealing or finding something previously unknown.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discovery" is said worldwide
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découverte
Transliteration: day-koo-vert
"Cette découverte archéologique est d'une importance capitale."
Entdeckung
Transliteration: ent-dek-oong
"Diese Entdeckung hat unser Verständnis der Natur verändert."
scoperta
Transliteration: sko-per-ta
"La scoperta di un nuovo pianeta ha entusiasmato gli astronomi."
descubrimiento
Transliteration: des-ku-brie-miento
"El descubrimiento científico abrió nuevas puertas a la investigación."
descoberta
Transliteration: des-ko-ber-ta
"A descoberta de petróleo mudou a economia do país."
खोज
Transliteration: khoj
"यह वैज्ञानिक खोज मानवता के लिए बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
发现
Transliteration: fā xiàn
"这项重大发现改变了整个行业。"
발견
Transliteration: bal-gyeon
"그의 놀라운 발견은 과학계에 큰 충격을 주었다."
発見
Transliteration: hakken
"新しい薬の発見によって多くの命が救われた。"
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