discovery
noun
the act or process of seeing, finding, or gaining knowledge of something previously unknown, or an instance of this.
prediscovery
-
a word derived from
discovery.
Example Sentences
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Among the "future-piercing suggestions" extolled by Mr. Shaw we may be sure that the author of "Man and Superman" was pleased to acknowledge Butler's prediscovery that woman is the pursuer.
From Modern Essays by Harry Morgan Ayres
