discovery

discovery is on the Basic English 850 List.

dirty - discovery - discussion

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌri/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dɪsˈkʌvəˌri/, SAMPA: /dIs"kVv@%ri/

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Noun

Singular discovery

Plural discoveries

1. (countable) A thing or an idea that was found

   When Archimedes made a discovery, he ran around saying "I found it!"

   The new spacecraft will help us make discoveries about space.