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Word Meanings - DISCOVERY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. 2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. In the clear discoveries of the next

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1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. 2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. In the clear discoveries of the next . South. 3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. A brilliant career of discovery and conquest. Prescott. We speak of the "invention" of printing, the discovery of America. Trench. 4. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery. 5. Exploration; examination.

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  • INVESTIGATION
    The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge,
  • ELIMINATION
    the act of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign substances through the various emunctories. (more info) 1. The act of expelling or throwing off;
  • ELABORATION
    The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle,
  • APOCALYPSE
    1. The revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament. 2. Anything viewed as a revelation; as disclosure. The new apocalypse of Nature. Carlyle.
  • LEARN
    linon, for lirnon, OHG. lirnen, lernen, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. l to teach, OS. lerian, OHG.leran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth lais I know, leis acquainted ; all prob. from a root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf.
  • REVELATION
    1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. 2. That which is revealed. The act of revealing divine truth. That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. By revelation he made known unto
  • RESEARCH
    Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborius or continued search after truth; as, researches of human wisdom. The dearest interests of parties have frequently been staked on the results of the researches of antiquaries.
  • DISCOVERY
    1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. 2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. In the clear discoveries of the next
  • RESEARCHER
    One who researches.
  • DISCOVERY DAY
    = Columbus Day, above.
  • INQUIRY
    1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. Spenser. The men which were sent from Cornelius
  • LEARNER
    One who learns; a scholar.
  • EXPLORATION
    The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries;
  • LEARNED
    Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory. The learnedlover lost no time. Spenser. Men of
  • RESEARCHFUL
    Making researches; inquisitive. Coleridge.
  • EXAMINATION
    1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment. 2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate
  • LEARNING
    1. The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy. 2. The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition;
  • DISCLOSURE
    1. The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure. He feels it beating at his heart, rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. D. Webster. 2. That which is disclosed or revealed. Were the disclosures of 1695
  • SCRUTINY
    An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day. (more info) originally, to search even to the rags, fr. scruta trash, trumpery; 1. Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation. They
  • LEARNABLE
    Such as can be learned.
  • HALF-LEARNED
    Imperfectly learned.
  • PREEXAMINATION
    Previous examination.
  • INDISCOVERY
    Want of discovery.
  • UNLEARN
    1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of. I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner. 2. To fail to learn. Dr. H. More.
  • UNLEARNED
    1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate. 2. Not gained by study; not known. 3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses. -- Un*learn"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*learn"ed*ness, n.
  • OVERLEARNED
    Too learned. -- O"ver*learn"ed, adv. -- O"ver*learn"ed*ness, n.
  • MISLEARN
    To learn wrongly.
  • PREDISCOVERY
    A previous discovery.

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