English > depository: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. |
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| Synonyms | deposit, depositary, repository |
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| Parts | storage space | The area in any structure that provides space for storage |
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| Narrower | archive | A depository containing historical ... / historical records and documents |
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| bank, bank building | A building in which the business of banking transacted |
| drop | A central depository where things can be left or picked up |
| library, depository 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 |
| storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store | A depository for goods |
| treasury | A depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely |
| Broader | facility, installation | A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry |
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| Spanish | almacén, depositaría, depositario, depósito |
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| Catalan | dipòsit |
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