Definitions for provenance

provenance prov·e·nance

Spelling: [prov-uh-nuh ns, -nahns]
IPA: /ˈprɒv ə nəns, -ˌnɑns/

Provenance is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 443 anagrams from letters in provenance (aceennoprv).

Definitions for provenance

noun

  1. place or source of origin:

Origin of provenance

1860-65; French, derivative of provenant, present participle of provenir Latin prōvenīre to come forth; see pro-1, convene,

Examples for provenance

If the forms of a work are significant its provenance is irrelevant.

The new Sappho papyrus probably came from Egypt and perhaps from Oxyrynchus, but its provenance may never be known.

“All good dealers and collectors look into provenance,” says Loll.

The company prides itself on the provenance of its blades, which, while cheap, are hardly commodities.

The provenance of rock roll I had traced as far back as the record store.

Day after day I wondered about its provenance, but your letter dispels the mystery.

There can be no legitimate criticism of a service on the ground of its provenance.

The Garuḍa may itself be of Persian provenance, for birds play a considerable part in Persian mythology.

Today, a lack of provenance often means one of two things: an artifact is forged or an artifact was illegally acquired.

When there is any doubt the history and provenance of the work should be carefully studied.

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