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Discovery vs Discovert - What's the difference?

discovery | discovert |

As nouns the difference between discovery and discovert

is that discovery is something discovered while discovert is an uncovered place or part.

As an adjective discovert is

not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.

discovery

English

Noun

  • Something discovered.
    • This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
  • (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
    • The purpose of the voyage was discovery .
    automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser
  • (legal, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
    • The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery .
  • (legal, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
    • The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.

    Related terms

    * discover verb * discoverer noun * e-discovery

    discovert

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An uncovered place or part.

    • Derived terms

    * at discovert

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (legal, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
    • (Webster 1913)