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6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
originFrom Latin detectus, perfect passive participle of detegere (“to uncover or disclose”), from de- + tegere (“to cover”); see tegument, tile, thatch.
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