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repository

[ri-poz-i-tawr-ee]

noun

plural

repositories 
  1. a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale.

    a repository for discarded clothing.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. an abundant source or supply; storehouse.

    a repository of information.

  3. a person to whom something is entrusted or confided.

  4. a burial place; sepulcher.

  5. 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.

  6. Chiefly British.warehouse.



repository

/ rɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ /

noun

  1. a place or container in which things can be stored for safety

  2. a place where things are kept for exhibition; museum

  3. a place where commodities are kept before being sold; warehouse

  4. a place of burial; sepulchre

  5. a receptacle containing the relics of the dead

  6. a person to whom a secret is entrusted; confidant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repository1

1475–85; < Latin Dzōܳ that in which anything is placed; reposit, -tory 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repository1

C15: from Latin Dzōܳ , from ōԱ to place
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Here, this underwater space serves as a repository for “Allee’s Legendary Landfill of Esthetic Essentials.”

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“If you think about pharmaceuticals, there's a repository of genetic material down there with all these weird animals,” Barry said.

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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.

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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.

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As for Greg, he would seem to be the obvious repository for the audience’s sympathy.

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