Definitions
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.
Used in a sentence
““Why should Eldridge commit murder?[…]There was only one possible motive—namely, he wished to avoid detection as James Selby of Anaconda Ltd.[…]””
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Finding out”9 letters
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