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depositure

depositure noun: the act of depositing.

Noun

depositure (countable and uncountable, plural depositures)

  1. (rare) The act of depositing.
    • The Ægyptians […] by precious Embalments, depositure in dry earths, or handsome inclosure in glasses, contrived the notablest wayes of integrall conservation.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 5

Forms of depositure

pluraldepositures

Origin of depositure

From the participle stem of Latin deponere.

Questions about depositure

What does depositure mean?
Depositure means the act of depositing.
What part of speech is depositure?
Depositure is a noun.
What is the plural of depositure?
The plural of depositure is depositures.

Words near depositure in the dictionary

  1. depositors
  2. depository
  3. deposits
  4. depositum
  5. depositums
  6. depositure
  7. depositures
  8. deposystem
  9. deposystems
  10. depot
  11. depotentialization

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