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  • 1provenance — [ prɔv(ə)nɑ̃s ] n. f. • prouvenanche « cause » 1294; repris 1801; de provenant, p. prés. de provenir ♦ (1828) Endroit d où vient ou provient une chose, une personne. J ignore la provenance de cette lettre. En provenance de... Avion, train,… …

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  • 2Provenance — Prov e*nance, n. [F., fr. provenir to originate, to come forth, L. provenire. Cf. {Provenience}.] Origin; source; provenience. Their age attested by their provenance and associations. A. H. Keane. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 3provenance — (n.) 1785, from Fr. provenance origin, production, from provenant, prp. of M.Fr. provenir come forth, arise, from L. provenire come forth, organize, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + venire come (see VENUE (Cf …

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  • 4provenance — provenance, provenience Provenance (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable) is the BrE word, and provenience (pronounced pro vee ni ǝns) its AmE equivalent, meaning ‘place of origin of a manuscript, work of art, etc.’ and in more… …

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  • 5provenance — index birth (lineage), derivation, genesis, origination, source Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6provenance — provenance, provenience *origin, source, inception, root, prime mover Analogous words: beginning, commencement, starting (see corresponding verbs at BEGIN) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7provenance — ► NOUN 1) the origin or earliest known history of something. 2) a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique. ORIGIN French, from Latin provenire come from …

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  • 8provenance — [präv′ə nəns] n. [Fr < provenir < L provenire, to come forth < pro , forth + venire, to COME] origin; derivation; source …

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  • 9Provenance — For other uses, see Provenance (disambiguation). Diana and Actaeon by Titian has a full provenance covering its passage through several owners and four countries since it was painted for Philip II of Spain in the 1550s. Provenance, from the… …

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  • 10provenance — prov|e|nance [ˈprɔvənəns US ˈpra: ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: provenir to come out, originate ] formal the place where something originally came from ▪ The provenance of the paintings is unknown. (of) dubious/doubtful provenance ( …

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