Meanings
noundepositure (countable and uncountable, plural depositures)
plural depositures
- countablerareuncountableThe 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
Origin
From the participle stem of Latin deponere.
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depositure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depositure
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