provenance — the 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
the place of origin or earliest known history of something
Tracing provenance from renaissance brings vengeance to truth.
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🌳Etymology
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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📝Examples
“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.”
“The museum's new director spent months investigating the suspicious provenance of several artifacts.”
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