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Feb. 06, 2016
provenance \PROV-uh-nuh ns, -nahns\ noun
1. place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript
has never been determined.
Quotes "I suppose you can tell me nothing of his provenance?" he asked
indifferently. "As to his provenance, Sir, I'm in the way of
thinking...that he was sent down from Heaven, Sir."
-- Stephen Fry, The Liar, 1991 Origin Provenance entered English by way
of French in the mid-1800s. Ultimately it can be traced to the Latin
prÅvenÄ«re meaning "to come forth." More From Dictionary.com Submit a
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