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   repository

   /rɪˈpɒsɪt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored: "a deep repository for nuclear waste"
   • ▪ a place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities: "accessible repositories of water"
   • ▪ a central location in which data is stored and managed: "the metadata will be aggregated in a repository"
   • ▪ a person or thing regarded as a store of information or in which a particular quality may be found: "his mind was a rich repository of the past"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Old French repositoire or Latin repositorium, from reposit- ‘placed back’, from the verb reponere (see repose2).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPOSITORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REPOSITORY definition: 1. a place where things are stored and can be found 2. a person who has, or a book that contains, a…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repositoryRepository Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REPOSITORY is a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository. How to use repository in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPOSITORY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   REPOSITORY meaning: 1. a place where things are stored and can be found 2. a person who has, or a book that contains, a…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › repositoryREPOSITORY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Repository definition: a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale. See examples of REPOSITORY used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › repositoryrepository noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   a person or book that is full of information. My father is a repository of family history. The foundation is the largest repository of the artist’s work. The site is near an underground repository for radioactive waste. Word Origin.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPOSITORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A repository of information is a person or group of people who know a lot of information about a particular place or subject. The repository of all knowledge in the small town was the barman of the local pub.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repositoryRepository - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Think of a repository as a storehouse, a place where things are kept until needed. A silo is a repository for animal feed, and a trivia buff's mind is a repository for useless information.