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5,971- Detection
- Detective
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Detection
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot. Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. D. Webster.