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scoperta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discovery noun The act of finding something previously unknown, or the thing found.
  • find verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
  • hoard noun A hidden store of valuable things, often kept secretly.
  • serendipity noun A pleasant surprise — finding something good without looking for it.

Senses

scoperta is used for these senses in English:

  • discovery Something discovered.
  • discovery (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
  • find Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
  • hoard (archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.
  • serendipity An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.
  • treasure trove A hidden treasure, subsequently discovered.

discovery — full definition

  1. noun The act of finding something previously unknown, or the thing found.
  2. noun The legal process in which parties to a lawsuit exchange evidence before trial.

find — full definition

  1. verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
  2. verb To reach a particular conclusion or judgment, especially formally, as a court does.
  3. noun Something valuable or interesting that has been discovered.

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