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indiscovery

/ɪndɪsˈkʌvəɹi/

indiscovery noun: lack of discovery.

Noun

indiscovery (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Lack of discovery.
    • Now the ground of this assertion was surely the magnifying esteem of the ancients, arising from the indiscovery of its [the river's] head.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin of indiscovery

From in- + discovery.

Questions about indiscovery

What does indiscovery mean?
Indiscovery means lack of discovery.
What part of speech is indiscovery?
Indiscovery is a noun.
How do you pronounce indiscovery?
Indiscovery is pronounced /ɪndɪsˈkʌvəɹi/.

Words near indiscovery in the dictionary

  1. indiscipline
  2. indisciplined
  3. indisciplines
  4. indiscoverable
  5. indiscoverably
  6. indiscovery
  7. indiscreet
  8. indiscreeter
  9. indiscreetest
  10. indiscreetly
  11. indiscreetness

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