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discoveries

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //dɪˈskəvɝiz// UK //dɪskˈʌvəɹɪz// dis·cov·er·ies

n. new things that people find or learn about for the first time. You use this when someone uncovers a fact, a place, or a scientific truth.

n. the act of finding or learning something for the first time, or the things found during such a process. Plural form of 'discovery'.


SIMPLE

Scientists make new discoveries about space every year.

CONTEXTUAL

The archaeological team shared their latest discoveries with the public during a press conference at the museum.

COMPLEX

While some scientific discoveries occur through rigorous experimentation, others result from the unexpected intersection of different fields of study or sheer accidental observation.

Synonyms
Usage

The plural form of 'discovery'; often used with the verbs 'make' or 'unveil'.

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