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repository.

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/UK/ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/Canada, US
  1. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

  2. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation. A storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.

  3. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation. A burial vault.

  4. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation. A person to whom a secret is entrusted.

    figuratively
  5. A location for storage, often for safety or preservation. A place where things are stored for sale; a shop.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English reposytorye, from Latin repositōrium. By surface analysis, reposit + -ory.

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