repository
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9.1
- noun
- /rɪˈpɒzɪtɔri/
:
sepulcro
- These surroundings were chosen by Michael as the repository for his physical remains.
Examples
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In 1982, Congress passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, requiring the establishment of a deep geologic repository for nuclear waste storage and isolation.
Blog text (26) -
In this case, the vessels would have been stored at the site through the ninth century, held in what may be identified as a temple repository on the Citadel Mound.
Academic text (1991) -
We know that this area in the bowels of the earth served as a repository for all men until Christ came.
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In 1989, Congress designated Yucca Mountain, about 80 miles north of Las Vegas, as the future waste repository site.
Blog text (26) -
No, he rests now in repositories: the New-York Historical Society, the New York Public Library, Columbia University, and the New York Academy of Medicine.
Academic text (2004) -
We still don't have a safe repository for the radioactive waste stored in the Trojan's spent-fuel pool.
Academic text (2007) -
Previously used as a repository for discarded royal wives and later the home of Melisende's sister, Princess Yvette, its convent became the most richly endowed in Jerusalem.
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Michael chose this vault as the repository for his burial, honoring his legacy.
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Many historical figures rest in this ornate repository, reflecting their importance.
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The ancient repository serves as a resting place for notable leaders of the past.
Synonyms
414
1.0
A place in the ground where a dead body is buried
235
3.0
A large stone building or underground room where people put a dead person
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6.9
An underground room for holding the bodies of several people
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3.8
The place in the ground where someone is buried
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7.9
An underground space for burying a coffin that protects it and holds family coffins
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Etymology
Repository comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and posit 'put', like in deposit, so it originally meant 'a place for putting things'. That's why a burial repository is a vault or place where a person's remains are put and kept.