depository
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservationA place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.
» After this he bought six other houses which he turned into depositories for books.
Meaning
2 sensesA place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.
Depot
складsklad, храни́лищеxranílišče, депозита́рийdepozitárij
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
A trustee; a depositary.
depository library
храни́тельxranítelʹ, храни́тельницаxranítelʹnica, дове́ренное лицо́dovérennoje licó
Examples
2 sentencesAfter this he bought six other houses which he turned into depositories for books.
I tell you, books are the depositories of the human spirit, which is the only thing in this world that endures.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Medieval Latin dēpositōrium, from Latin dēpositum, past participle of dēpōnō. By surfFrom Medieval Latin dēpositōrium, from Latin dēpositum, past participle of dēpōnō. By surface analysis, deposit + -ory.
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Forms
plural: depositories| Singular | depository |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping:depositdepositaryrepository