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re·po·si·tory

UK/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ US/ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ rare dated

noun

1.

a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

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2.

a person to whom a secret is entrusted

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3.

a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

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Origin

From reposit or its etymon Classical Latin reposit-, past participial stem of repōnō, + -ory. Compare Medieval Latin repositōrius (“used for storage”).

Phrases

  • content repository
  • deep geological repository

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