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archive vs depository

depository vs archive

archive and depository both are nouns.

archive is a verb but depository is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
archive Yes No Yes No
depository Yes No No No
As nouns, depository is a hypernym of archive; that is, depository is a word with a broader meaning than archive:
  • archive: a depository containing historical records and documents
  • depository: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
Other hypernyms of archive include deposit, depositary, repository.
archive (noun) depository (noun)
a depository containing historical records and documents a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
archive (verb) depository (verb)
put into an archive
Difference between archive and depository

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