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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Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
My shower is basically one big repository for shampoos that promise to fight flakes, soothe itchiness, and deliver a sense of calm.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
Your financial analyst doesn’t need to have access to your code repositories.
—Deepak Bhaskaran, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Since there is no repository on the horizon, the 1976 law, for all practical purposes, amounts to a moratorium on new nuclear facilities in California.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The instructions are fairly basic, and the main repository for projects is online.
—Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
My shower is basically one big repository for shampoos that promise to fight flakes, soothe itchiness, and deliver a sense of calm.
—Allure Editors, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
Your financial analyst doesn’t need to have access to your code repositories.
—Deepak Bhaskaran, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Since there is no repository on the horizon, the 1976 law, for all practical purposes, amounts to a moratorium on new nuclear facilities in California.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for 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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