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repository
[ ri-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ rɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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noun, plural re·pos·i·tor·ies.
a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
an abundant source or supply; storehouse: a repository of information.
a burial place; sepulcher.
a person to whom something is entrusted or confided.
Chiefly British. warehouse.
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Words nearby repository
reposeful, reposit, reposition, repositor, repositorium, repository, repossess, repot, repoussage, repoussé, repoussoir
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British Dictionary definitions for repository
repository
/ (rɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a place or container in which things can be stored for safety
a place where things are kept for exhibition; museum
a place where commodities are kept before being sold; warehouse
a place of burial; sepulchre
a receptacle containing the relics of the dead
a person to whom a secret is entrusted; confidant
Word Origin for repository
C15: from Latin repositōrium, from repōnere to place
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