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repository
[ri-poz-i-tawr-ee]
noun
plural
repositoriesa receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale.
a repository for discarded clothing.
Synonyms: , ,an abundant source or supply; storehouse.
a repository of information.
a person to whom something is entrusted or confided.
a burial place; sepulcher.
Informal, repo.Computers.a collection of stored data or software, or the place where it is stored, often a proprietary site in the cloud.
The company hosts a cloud-based repository to help software developers store, track, and manage changes to their code.
Chiefly British.warehouse.
repository
/ rɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ /
noun
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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repository1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of repository1
Example Sentences
Here, this underwater space serves as a repository for “Allee’s Legendary Landfill of Esthetic Essentials.”
“If you think about pharmaceuticals, there's a repository of genetic material down there with all these weird animals,” Barry said.
It was inspired by the Global Seed Vault, a seed bank that's located only a few hundred metres away, a repository where crops can be recovered after natural or manmade disasters.
But he remembers that it wasn’t always thus, and not just for him: The movies have spent a century as a key repository for Americans to dream through what it means to be a citizen.
As for Greg, he would seem to be the obvious repository for the audience’s sympathy.
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