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Meaning of 'reservoir'
Meaning of 'reservoir' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Reservoir 
[ n.]
- A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a
place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to
supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to
drive a mill wheel, or the like. [ n.]- A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
Meaning of 'reservoir' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. reservoir [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a large or extra supply of something
- a large or extra supply of something
Example in sentence:
- a reservoir of talent
Meaning (2):
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Example in sentence:
- an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
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