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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)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) repository
a place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository
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