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provenance
- Main Entry:
- prov·e·nance

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈpräv-nən(t)s, ˈprä-və-ˌnän(t)s\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- French, from provenir to come forth, originate, from Latin provenire, from pro- forth + venire to come — more at pro-, come
- Date:
- 1785
1
: origin, source
2
: the history of ownership of a valued object or work of art or literature
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