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 Definitions of repository  [ɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i]  

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Definition of 'repository' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) repository
a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale.

2.  repository
an abundant source or supply.

3.  repository
a burial place; sepulcher.

4.  repository
a person to whom something is entrusted or confided.

Etymology:  (1475–85; < LL repositōrium store, tomb, L: portable stand; see reposit , -tory2)

Definition of 'repository' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) depository, deposit, depositary, repository
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

2. (noun) repository, secretary
a person to whom a secret is entrusted

3. (noun) repository, monument
a burial vault (usually for some famous person)


Definition of 'repository' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) repository
a place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository



'repository' - Nearby Entries  

repositing  reposition  repositioning  repository  repossess  repossession  repot  



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