repository

noun re·pos·i·to·ry \ ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē \

Definition of repository

plural 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.

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In this 2015 video created by his office, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar discusses the bullion repository.

— tom uhler, star-telegram, "Fort Knox opened to civilians for first time in 40 years," 22 Aug. 2017
The shipment marked the first from Oak Ridge to the federal government’s only underground nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico in five years.

— Washington Post, "Tennessee site marks milestone with shipment to US nuke dump," 18 Aug. 2017
The photographer Tristan Spinski recently visited the repository, producing images that testify to the human appetite for other species.

— photographs by tristan spinski, New York Times, "A Mausoleum for Endangered Species," 10 July 2017
Although a national repository of voter data would be useful in helping fight the widespread voter fraud Kobach and the Trump administration cite, most serious analyses have found scant evidence for such claims.

— vann r. newkirk ii, The Atlantic, "Trump's Voter-Fraud Commission Makes Its First Move," 30 June 2017
On Wednesday, a congressional committee passed a bill aimed at resurrecting the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada.

— rob nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "House panel passes bill that resurrects sending nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain," 28 June 2017
This welcome central repository organizes the files on your iPad, or those that reside in Apple’s iCloud service.

— edward c. baig, USA TODAY, "iOS 11: top features and hazards in the beta release," 27 June 2017
That caused a radiation leak at the government’s only underground nuclear waste repository that led to costly recovery work and a backlog in the nation’s multibillion-dollar program for cleaning up waste from decades of research and bomb-making.

— susan montoya bryan, The Seattle Times, "Multibillion-dollar contract for Los Alamos lab up for bid," 27 June 2017
On Twitter, Escobar’s feed has become a repository for news and articles on the growing political and economic chaos.

— rustin dodd, kansascity.com, "His country in turmoil, Royals’ Escobar balances baseball with thoughts of Venezuela," 26 June 2017

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First Known Use of repository

15th century

repository Synonyms

Synonyms

depository, depot, magazine, storehouse, storage, warehouse

Related Words

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

repository

adjective

Definition of repository

of a drug

:designed to act over a prolonged period

repository penicillin

First Known Use of repository

1950

Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum

REPOSITORY Defined for English Language Learners

repository

noun

Definition of repository for English Language Learners

: a place where a large amount of something is stored
: a person who possesses a lot of information, wisdom, etc.

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repository

adjective re·pos·i·to·ry \ ri-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē \

medical Definition of repository

of a drug

:designed to act over a prolonged period

repository penicillin

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