Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discovery

/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cov-ery
IPA: /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something discovered.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The discovering of new things.

Uncountable

noun

An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

Archaic; Countable

noun

A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

Uncountable

noun

Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

Uncountable

noun

A discovered attack.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease."
"Indeed, this discovery of meaning in symbols may be the most astounding intellectual feat that any human being ever performs—and most humans perform it before they are seven years old!"
"The purpose of the voyage was discovery."
"Automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser."
"The letters patents of king Henry the ſeuenth granted vnto Iohn Cabot and his three ſonnes, Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius, for the discouerie of new and vnknowen lands."
"Don Huberto actually fell in love with his kinswoman, and had presumption enough to declare his passion […] The lady being a woman of discretion, instead of making a discovery, which might have been attended with melancholy consequences, reprimanded her relation with gentleness […]"

Etymology

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: discover

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/
British English: /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

discoveries (plural) discoverie (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

autodiscovery biodiscovery codiscovery indiscovery nondiscovery prediscovery rediscovery syscovery undiscovery

Phrases

discovery informatics discovery request e-discovery self-discovery

Frequently Paired Words

discover discoverer

Synonyms

find uncovering breakthrough

Questions

How do you pronounce discovery?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/.
What does discovery mean?: Something discovered.
Where does discovery come from?: from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

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