26984 words

repository

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
a place where things are stored and can be found
2
a person who has, or a book that contains, a lot of information or detailed knowledge:

Examples:

She's a repository of knowledge about our family history.
3
a place where things are stored:

Examples:

a nuclear waste repository
fig. The proverbs amounted to a repository of wisdom.

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