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depository

/dɪˈpɑzɪtɔɹi/ noun C1
  1. A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.
  2. A trustee; a depositary. · depository library

Plural depositories

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The abbé smiled, and, proceeding to the disused fireplace, raised, by the help of his chisel, a long stone, which had doubtless been the hearth, beneath which was a cavity of considerable depth, serving as a safe depository of the articles mentioned to Dantès.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 155 · C1

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