re·pos·i·to·ry
ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 
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
of a drug
: designed to act over a prolonged period
repository penicillin
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Noun
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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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
On November 14, 2024, French-Lebanese pianist and composer Omar Harfouch made history in the Vatican Apostolic Library, one of the most sacred repositories of human knowledge.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The living room is an ever-evolving repository of treasures.
—Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
Online repositories such as the Internet Archive, HathiTrust, Google Books and the New York Public Library can make works fully available online.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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For Google accounts and other repositories of sensitive information, enable two-factor authentication (2FA).
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
On November 14, 2024, French-Lebanese pianist and composer Omar Harfouch made history in the Vatican Apostolic Library, one of the most sacred repositories of human knowledge.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The living room is an ever-evolving repository of treasures.
—Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
Online repositories such as the Internet Archive, HathiTrust, Google Books and the New York Public Library can make works fully available online.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for repository
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repository
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re·pos·i·to·ry
ri-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē
of a drug
: designed to act over a prolonged period
repository penicillin
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