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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·pos·i·to·ry (plural -ries) DATE 1656 1. depositary 12. a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping English Etymology depository "place where things are deposited," 1750, from M.L.depositorium, from deposit-, pp. stem of deponere (see deposit). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 depository de·posi·tory / di5pCzitri; NAmE di5pB:zEtC:ri / noun(pl. -ies) a place where things can be stored 贮藏室；存放处；仓库 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: DEPOT 2, arsenal, magazine, repository, store, storehouseWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: depository bond , or depository library , or government depository de·pos·i·to·ry I. \-zəˌtōrē, -ȯr-, -ri\ noun (-es) Etymology: deposit (I) + -ory 1. : a person or group with which something and especially something nonmaterial is deposited for preservation or safekeeping < a depository of ancient tradition > 2. [Late Latin depositorium, from Latin depositus + -orium -ory] a. : a place where something is deposited or stored (as for safekeeping or convenience) < an official depository for United States government publications — Bulletin of Bates College > < the original furniture is stored away in hidden depositories of the château — Arnold Bennett > < Congress officially became the depository of Burma's gift to America — Cecil Hobbs > specifically : a bank chosen for the depositing of government funds — compare depository library b. : a device consisting of a bank vault and a mechanism on the outside wall of the bank building through which deposits may be inserted into the vault during the hours the bank is closed II. adjective : of or relating to a depository |
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