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noun [C] /dɪˈpɒz.ɪ.tər.i/
/-ˈpɑː.zə.tɔːr-/ Definition
› a place, especially a large building, for storing things: The government is having difficulty finding a safe depository for nuclear waste.Buildings for storing things
(Definition of depository noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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