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  • 11provenance — [[t]prɒ̱vɪnəns[/t]] provenances N VAR: usu with poss The provenance of something is the place that it comes from or that it originally came from. [FORMAL] Kato was fully aware of the provenance of these treasures... He had no idea of its… …

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  • 12provenance — (pro ve nan s ) s. f. 1°   Terme de commerce et de douane. Tout ce qui, provenant d un pays, est transporté de ce pays dans un autre. Les provenances du midi. Des marchandises de provenance étrangère.    Il s emploie surtout au pluriel. 2°   Fig …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 13provenance — UK [ˈprɒvənəns] / US [ˈprɑvənəns] noun Word forms provenance : singular provenance plural provenances 1) [uncountable] formal the place where something first came from 2) [countable] art a list of the people who have owned a work of art, used for …

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  • 14PROVENANCE — s. f. T. de Commerce et de Douanes. Il se dit de Tout ce qui provient d un pays, de tout ce qui est transporté d un pays dans un autre ; et il s emploie surtout au pluriel. Les provenances de ce pays ne sont pas soumises aux mêmes droits que… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 15PROVENANCE — n. f. Origine, endroit d’où provient une chose. Des marchandises de provenance étrangère. Il se dit, en termes de Commerce et de Douanes, de Tout ce qui provient d’un pays, de tout ce qui est transporté d’un pays dans un autre; alors il s’emploie …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 16provenance — /prov euh neuhns, nahns /, n. place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined. [1860 65; < F, deriv. of provenant, prp. of provenir < L provenire to come forth; see PRO 1, CONVENE, ANT] * * * …

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  • 17provenance —    Generally refers to something s place of origin; its source. Used with artworks and antiques, provenance is a record or proof of authenticity or of past ownership. (pr. prah v? n?ns) …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 18provenance —    (PRAH veh nens, proh veh NANHS) [French] A source; a place of origin or a history of ownership, especially of a work of art or an antique.    No doubt the bell’s provenance contributed to its mythic quality. The Atlantic Monthly, June 1998 …

    Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • 19provenance — noun (U) formal the place where something originally came from: a rug of Iranian provenance …

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  • 20provenance — prov•e•nance [[t]ˈprɒv ə nəns, ˌnɑns[/t]] n. place or source of origin: a manuscript of unknown provenance[/ex] • Etymology: 1860–65; &LT; F, der. of provenant, prp. of provenir &LT; L prōvenīre to come forth; see pro I, convene, ance …

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