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1repository

noun re·pos·i·to·ry \ri-ˈpä-zə-ˌtr-ē\

: a place where a large amount of something is stored

: a person who possesses a lot of information, wisdom, etc.

plural re·pos·i·to·ries

Full Definition of REPOSITORY

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:  a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored :  depository
2
:  a side altar in a Roman Catholic church where the consecrated Host is reserved from Maundy Thursday until Good Friday
3
:  one that contains or stores something nonmaterial <considered the book a repository of knowledge>
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:  a place or region richly supplied with a natural resource
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:  a person to whom something is confided or entrusted
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First Known Use of REPOSITORY

15th century

2repository

adjective

Definition of REPOSITORY

of a drug
:  designed to act over a prolonged period <repository penicillin>

First Known Use of REPOSITORY

1950

Other Pharmacology Terms

anodyne, cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum
Medical Dictionary

repository

adjective re·pos·i·to·ry \ri-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē\

Medical Definition of REPOSITORY

of a drug :  designed to act over a prolonged period <repository penicillin>

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