repository

repository
n
1. receptacle, hold, compartment, bin, container, case, box, holder; drawer, file drawer, file, pigeonhole, cubbyhole; cache, hiding place, secret spot, Inf. stash; storeroom, reservoir, repertory, arsenal, magazine, armory, armed car; depot, storehouse, warehouse (in the Orient) godown; cabinet, cupboard, pantry, larder, buttery; closet, wardrobe, armoire, bureau, dresser, chest of drawers, chiffonier; safe, vault, safety-deposit box, strongbox, locker, chest, trunk, money chest; coffer, treasury, bank; museum, Fr musee, It. museo, Obs. conservatory, reliquary, shrine.
2. sepulcher, grave, crypt, tomb, catacomb, mausoleum, Archaic. sepulture; coffin, pine box, urn; burial ground or place, graveyard, cemetery, urnfield.
3. trustee, depositary, steward, guardian, guard, Law. fiduciary; treasurer, banker, cashier, bursar, purser, Rom. Hist. quaestor; confidant, confidante, intimate, familiar, close or dear or intimate friend, bosom buddy, a shoulder to cry on, Latin, fidus Achates.

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  • repository — ► NOUN (pl. repositories) 1) a place or receptacle for storage. 2) a place where something is found in significant quantities. ORIGIN Latin repositorium, from reponere replace …   English terms dictionary

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