depositories

[dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

Origin

a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.

a depositary; trustee.

adjective

of or pertaining to a depository or depositories: the depository role of a bank.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1650–60; (def. 1) < Medieval Latin dēpositōrium; (def. 2) deposit + -ory¹ (noun use of adj. suffix)

Related forms

non·de·pos·i·to·ry, adjective

pre·de·pos·i·to·ry, noun, plural -ries.

sub·de·pos·i·to·ry, noun, plural -ries.

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Word Origin & History

depository

"place where things are deposited," 1750, from M.L. depositorium, from deposit-, pp. stem of deponere (see deposit).

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