REPOSITORY


Meaning of REPOSITORY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a place where things are stored or may be found, esp. a warehouse or museum. 2 a receptacle. 3 (often foll. by of) a a book, person, etc. regarded as a store of information etc. b the recipient of confidences or secrets.

[ obs. F repositoire or L repositorium (as REPOSE(2)) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.