repository

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15
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15
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ (UK)
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/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ (UK) · /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ (US)

Definition of repository

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
    “Harvard has declined to become the repository of George Segal's controversial sculpture, "Gay Liberation."”
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noun

  1. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
    “Harvard has declined to become the repository of George Segal's controversial sculpture, "Gay Liberation."”
  2. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
    “OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April.”
    “Over the years, openSNP became one of the largest repositories of its kind, used in research, education, and even community-led investigations like debunking flawed CFS genetic studies.”
  3. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
  4. (figuratively)A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
  5. (dated)A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Latin repositōrium.

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