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de·pos·i·to·ry  (d-pz-tôr, -tr)
n. pl. de·pos·i·to·ries
1. A place where something is deposited, as for storage or safekeeping; a repository.
2. A trustee; a depositary.

depository
Noun
pl -ries
1. a store where furniture, valuables, etc. can be kept for safety
2. same as depositary
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.depositorydepository - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
archive - a depository containing historical records and documents
bank building, bank - a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
drop - a central depository where things can be left or picked up
facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
depository library, library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
lost-and-found - repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
museum - a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
repertory - a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
sperm bank - a depository for storing sperm
storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage
storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
treasury - a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely

depository
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Spanish depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] nalmacén m depositario
French depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] n (= person) → dépositaire m/f (= place); dépôt m
German depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] deposit n (person) → Treuhänder(in) m(f);
(place) → Lager(haus) nt

Italian depository [dɪˈpɔzɪtərɪ] n (= person) → depositario/a (= place); deposito

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My motives must remain in the depository of my own breast.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
It is derived from the French word "cacher", to conceal, and originated among the early colonists of Canada and Louisiana; but the secret depository which it designates was in use among the aboriginals long before the intrusion of the white men.
 
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