Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

depository library

American  

noun

  1. a library designated by law to receive without charge all or a selection of the official publications of a government.

Etymology

Origin of depository library

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Or you can do it the old-fashioned way, by going to a patent and trademark depository library.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.