What is 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 called?
discovery — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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