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provenance
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provenance
(noun)
provenance
/
ˈ
prɑːvənəns/
noun
plural
provenances
provenance
/
ˈ
prɑːvənəns/
noun
plural
provenances
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROVENANCE
formal
:
the origin or source of something
[
count
]
Has anyone traced the
provenances
of these paintings?
The saying has its
provenance
in [=comes from] Greek myth.
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noncount
]
The artifact is of unknown
provenance
.
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