provenience

pro·ve·ni·ence

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [proh-vee-nee-uh ns, -veen-yuh ns]
- /proʊˈvi ni əns, -ˈvin yəns/
- /prəʊ.ˈviː.nɪəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [proh-vee-nee-uh ns, -veen-yuh ns]
- /proʊˈvi ni əns, -ˈvin yəns/

Definitions of provenience word

noun provenience provenance; origin; source. 1
noun provenience origin; derivation 0

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Origin of provenience

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < Latin prōveni(ent)- (stem of prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre to come forth, arise) + -ence. See provenance

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Parts of speech for Provenience

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Provenience

provenience popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for provenience

noun provenience

begetter — The begetter of something has caused this thing to come into existence.
bubbler — a drinking fountain in which the water is forced in a stream from a small vertical nozzle
causalities — the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
causality — Causality is the relationship of cause and effect.
causation — The causation of something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.

All 15 Synonyms of provenience