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Synonyms for provenance

Grammar : Noun
Spell : prov-uh-nuh ns, -nahns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒv ə nəns, -ˌnɑns


Définition of provenance

Origin :
  • 1785, from French provenance "origin, production," from provenant, present participle of Middle French provenir "come forth, arise, originate," from Latin provenire "come forth, originate, appear, arise," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + venire "come" (see venue).
  • noun birthplace
Example sentences :
  • Day after day I wondered about its provenance, but your letter dispels the mystery.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 » by William James
  • When there is any doubt the history and provenance of the work should be carefully studied.
  • Extract from : « Aubrey Beardsley » by Robert Ross
  • There can be no legitimate criticism of a service on the ground of its provenance.
  • Extract from : « Our Lady Saint Mary » by J. G. H. Barry
  • If the forms of a work are significant its provenance is irrelevant.
  • Extract from : « Art » by Clive Bell
  • The Garuḍa may itself be of Persian provenance, for birds play a considerable part in Persian mythology.
  • Extract from : « Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Charles Eliot
  • As well make a point of recalling the provenance of any little thing that had happened in this his present life.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • The legendary matter, too, has but few traces of Jewish provenance, and is clearly not due to Jewish redaction.
  • Extract from : « The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs » by Lucien Wolf
  • This disguises the provenance of the books, and by consequence obscures the history of their contents.
  • Extract from : « The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts » by M. R. James
  • Mr. Murray Rose, in the article cited, does not indicate the provenance of the documents which he publishes.
  • Extract from : « Pickle the Spy » by Andrew Lang
  • Gauguin too served as a provenance for the later colour vision of Matisse.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright

Antonyms for provenance

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