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| re·pos·i·to·ry [ ri pózzə tàwree ] (plural re·pos·i·to·ries) |
noun |
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1. place for storage: a place or container in which something is stored
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2. possessor of extensive knowledge: somebody with, or something such as a book that contains, extensive detailed knowledge of something
  She was a repository of information about the history of the island.
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3. confidant: somebody in whom something is confided
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4. U.K. warehouse for commodities: a place where goods are stored prior to sale
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5. tomb: a burial vault or sepulcher
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< Latin repositorium< past participle of reponere (see repose1)] |
