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discovery definition

dis·cov·ery (di skuv′ər ē)

noun pl. discoveries -·er·ies

  1. the act of discovering
  2. anything discovered
  3. Archaic the act of revealing; disclosure
  4. Law any pretrial procedures, as the taking of depositions, for compelling the disclosure of pertinent factual information

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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