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¹re·pos·i·to·ry

noun \ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē\

plural re·pos·i·to·ries

Definition of REPOSITORY

1

: a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository

2

: a side altar in a Roman Catholic church where the consecrated Host is reserved from Maundy Thursday until Good Friday

3

: one that contains or stores something nonmaterial <considered the book a repository of knowledge>

4

: a place or region richly supplied with a natural resource

5

: a person to whom something is confided or entrusted

Examples of REPOSITORY

1. a repository for nuclear waste
2. He is the repository of many secrets.
3. She is the repository of her family's history.

First Known Use of REPOSITORY

15th century

Related to REPOSITORY

Synonyms: depository, depot, magazine, storehouse, storage, warehouse

Related Words: cache, stockroom, storeroom; bank, bin, container, locker, safe-deposit box, strongbox; arsenal, dump; stowage

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Rhymes with REPOSITORY

accusatory, admonitory, adulatory, a fortiori, aleatory, ambulatory, amendatory, applicatory, approbatory, celebratory, circulatory, combinatory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, condemnatory, confirmatory, confiscatory, conservatory, consolatory, contributory, copulatory, cosignatory, declamatory, declaratory, dedicatory, defamatory, denigratory, depilatory, depository, derogatory, designatory, dispensatory, divinatory, escalatory, excitatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, exhibitory, exhortatory, expiatory, expiratory, explanatory, explicatory, exploratory, expository, expurgatory, incubatory, indicatory, inflammatory, informatory, innovatory, inspiratory, inundatory, invitatory, judicatory, masticatory, masturbatory, memento mori, millefiori, obfuscatory, obligatory, observatory, performatory, persecutory, predicatory, premonitory, prohibitory, reformatory, regulatory, retributory, revelatory, respiratory, salutatory, stipulatory, supplicatory, transmigratory, undulatory