Discovery and Idea

Discovery

Discovery noun - The act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time.

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Idea and discovery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Discovery".

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Discovery and idea are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discovery" instead a noun "Idea".

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

similar	similar discovery	similar idea
original	original discovery	original idea
initial	initial discovery	initial idea
brilliant	brilliant discovery	brilliant idea
Other adjectives: actual, big, dangerous, terrible, horrible, interesting, personal, new, possible.

Idea Bulb: Literally shown with a bulb going on right by Brian when he hits upon a discovery on a case.

Source: Series / Limitless
He got the idea from the recent discovery that some animals could use tools, and then wondered what it would be like if cows had tools.

Source: Cow Tools
Bio Punk: A prototype of the genre, even though it pre-dated the discovery of DNA by 60 years and the idea of genetic engineering by about thirty.

Source: Literature / The Island of Doctor Moreau

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