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provenancethe place of origin or earliest known history of something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the place of origin or earliest known history of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈprɑːvənəns/

Korean meaning: 출처, 기원, 유래

Korean pronunciation: **프라**버넌스

Example Sentences

  • The art dealer couldn't prove the provenance of the Mona Lisa replica he was selling.
  • My grandmother's secret recipe has a mysterious provenance - nobody knows where she got it from!
  • The diamond's provenance was traced back to a 16th-century royal collection.

provenance

NOUN

//ˈprɑːvənəns//

the place of origin or earliest known history of something

provenance concept
💡 Concept

the place of origin or earliest known history of something

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provenance rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Tracing provenance from renaissance brings vengeance to truth.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈprɑːvənəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈprɒvənəns/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpro--
Rootven
Suffix--ance

Origin

라틴어 'provenire'에서 유래되었으며, '앞으로 나아가다, 나타나다'라는 뜻입니다. 마치 물건이나 작품이 역사 속에서 '앞으로 나아가며' 전해져 내려온다는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

vengeancegovernancerenaissance
vengeance
governance
renaissance

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📝Examples

The art dealer couldn't prove the provenance of the Mona Lisa replica he was selling.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's secret recipe has a mysterious provenance - nobody knows where she got it from!

The diamond's provenance was traced back to a 16th-century royal collection.

The museum's new director spent months investigating the suspicious provenance of several artifacts.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

originsourcelineageheritageancestry

Antonyms

unknown originmystery

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