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repository
What does repository mean?
repository (noun): a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use repository in a sentence?
- Who maintains this repository? (Tatoeba sentence #10900187 by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce repository?
/ɹiˈpɑzəˌtɔɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does repository come from?
From Middle English reposytorye, from Latin repositōrium.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “repository” mean?
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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a private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy
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a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
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a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
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