discovery

== English == === Alternative forms === discoverie (obsolete) === Etymology === from discover +‎ -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/, /dɪˈskʌv.ə.ɹi/ (Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈskɐv.ɹi/, /dɪˈskɐv.ə.ɹi/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /dəˈskɐv.ɹi/, /dəˈskɐv.ə.ɹi/ (India) IPA(key): /ɖɪsˈkəʋᵊ.ɾiː/ Hyphenation: dis‧cov‧ery Rhymes: -ʌvəɹi === Noun === discovery (countable and uncountable, plural discoveries) Something discovered. (uncountable) The discovering of new things. (countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation. (law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered. (law, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered. (chess) A discovered attack. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====