Definition of repository
repositories
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
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Examples of repository in a sentence
a repository for nuclear waste
He is the repository of many secrets.
She is the repository of her family's history.
15th Century
First Known Use of repository
15th century
repository
Definition of repository
of a drug
: designed to act over a prolonged period repository penicillin
1950
First Known Use of repository
1950
REPOSITORY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of repository for English Language Learners
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: a place where a large amount of something is stored
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: a person who possesses a lot of information, wisdom, etc.
Medical Dictionary
repository
playMedical Definition of repository
of a drug : designed to act over a prolonged period repository penicillin
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