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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈpɒzɪtəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈpɑzɪˌtɔri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri poz′i tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


Inflections of 'repository' (n): npl: repositories

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•pos•i•tor•y /rɪˈpɑzɪˌtɔri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tor•ies. 
  1. a container or place where things are deposited and stored.
  2. an abundant source or supply:She is a repository of interesting trivia.
See -pos-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•pos•i•tor•y  (ri poz′i tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tor•ies. 
  1. a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale:a repository for discarded clothing.
  2. an abundant source or supply;
    storehouse:a repository of information.
  3. a burial place;
    sepulcher.
  4. a person to whom something is entrusted or confided.
  5. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]warehouse.
  • Latin repositōrium that in which anything is placed; see reposit, -tory2
  • 1475–85
    1. depot, storehouse, depository.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
repository /rɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ; -trɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
  1. a place or container in which things can be stored for safety
  2. a place where things are kept for exhibition; museum
  3. a place of burial; sepulchre
  4. a person to whom a secret is entrusted; confidant
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin repositōrium, from repōnere to place
'repository' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: a repository of [data, knowledge, information], a [data] repository, a repository [for, of] ideas, more...

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