What does repository mean?
Repository means A location for storage, often for safety or preservation..
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/ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/ · noun
A location for storage, often for safety or preservation..
Harvard has declined to become the repository of George Segal's controversial sculpture, "Gay Liberation."
Use repository when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Repository means A location for storage, often for safety or preservation..
Common synonyms include depository, deposit, monument, secretary.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Harvard has declined to become the repository of George Segal's controversial sculpture, "Gay Liberation."
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