REPOSITORY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Repository

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: rɪˈpɒsɪt(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored

Short Definition:

place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored

Examples:
  • a deep repository for nuclear waste

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