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repository¹
- /ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ UK
- /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English reposytorye, from Latin repositōrium. By surface analysis, reposit + -ory.
noun repositories
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A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
Harvard has declined to become the repository of George Segal's controversial sculpture, "Gay Liberation."
Similar: See storehouse
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A storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system.
OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April.
Similar: See storehouse, archive
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A burial vault.
Similar: See storehouse
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A person to whom a secret is entrusted.
Similar: See storehouse
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A place where things are stored for sale; a shop.
Similar: See storehouse
repository²
- /ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ UK
- /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From reposit or its etymon Classical Latin reposit-, past participial stem of repōnō, + -ory. Compare Medieval Latin repositōrius (“used for storage”).
adjective
- (military, now historical) During the meeting the non-commissioned officers of the School of Gunnery have been drilling the Volunteers in the use of the breechloading Armstrong, and also in repository work.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: secretary, depository, monument, deposit, directory, brochure, file, catalogue, catalog, index, archive, benchmark, archival, register, compilation, one-stop
Translations
Every language
noun a location for storage, often for safety or preservation
| Español | repositorio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 倉庫 sōko |
| 中文 | 倉庫 /仓库 cāngkù |
| Português | repositório |
| Français | chambre-forte, coffre-fort, repositoire |
| Deutsch | Ablage, Depot, Archiv |
| Italiano | ripostiglio, ricettacolo |
| Ελληνικά | αποθήκη apothíki, αποθετήριο apothetírio |
| Русский | храни́лище xranílišče, склад sklad, вмести́лище vmestílišče |
| العربية | مَخْزَن maḵzan |
noun storage location for computer files
| Español | repositorio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 倉 /仓 cāng, 倉庫 /仓库 cāngkù |
| Français | dépôt, référentiel, répertoire |
| Ελληνικά | αποθετήριο apothetírio |
| Русский | репозито́рий repozitórij |
noun a burial vault
| Français | tombeau, mausolée |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sepolcro, tomba, mausoleo, cripta |
| Русский | склеп sklep |
noun a person to whom a secret is entrusted
| Español | depositario |
|---|---|
| Français | dépositaire |
| Italiano | depositario, confidente |
| Ελληνικά | μυστικοσύμβουλος mystikosýmvoulos |
| Русский | дове́ренное лицо́ dovérennoje licó |
Talk about this word "repository." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/repository. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. repository. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/repository "repository." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/repository.Cite this
@misc{repository_2026,
title = {repository},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/repository},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
