discoveries

dis-cov-er-ies · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of *discovery*: things that have been found or learned for the first time.

  2. 2.

    Multiple acts of finding something previously unknown.

  3. 3.

    Findings or revelations, especially significant ones.

Related words

Antonyms: concealments
See also: discover, discovery, findings
Synonyms: breakthroughs, findings, revelations

Etymology

From discovery with the plural suffix -ies (replacing the -y). The base word derives from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire meaning "to uncover."