Definitions for provenances

provenances prov·e·nance

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

Provenances is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 915 anagrams from letters in provenances (aceennoprsv).

Definitions for provenances

noun

  1. place or source of origin:

Origin of provenances

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

Examples for provenances

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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