Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repository

/ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: repos-i-to-ry
IPA: /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

noun

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

noun

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

noun

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

noun

A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Harvard has declined to become the repository of George Segal's controversial sculpture, "Gay Liberation.""
"OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April."
"Over the years, openSNP became one of the largest repositories of its kind, used in research, education, and even community-led investigations like debunking flawed CFS genetic studies."

Etymology

From Middle English reposytorye, from Latin repositōrium. By surface analysis, reposit + -ory.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: reposytorye, repositōrium
Suffix: ory

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/
British English: /ɹɪˈpɒz.ɪ.t(ə.)ɹɪ/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

repositories (plural)

Derived Forms

biorepository cryorepository multirepository repo subrepository

Phrases

content repository deep geological repository e-repository

Frequently Paired Words

deposit posit reposit

Synonyms

See storehouse archive depository deposit depositary monument secretary

Rhymes With

depository

Questions

How do you pronounce repository?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpɑ.zɪˌtɔɹ.i/.
What does repository mean?: A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
Where does repository come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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