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pro·ve·nience

 (prə-vēn′yəns, -vē′nē-əns)
n.
A source or origin.
[Alteration of provenance.]
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pro•ve•ni•ence

(proʊˈvi ni əns, -ˈvin yəns)

n.
provenance; origin; source.
[1880–85; < Latin prōveni(ent)-, s. of prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre to come forth, arise + -ence. See provenance]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.provenience - where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
place of origin, provenance, birthplace, cradle
origin, source, root, rootage, beginning - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
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provenience

noun
A point of origination:
beginning, derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, root, rootstock, source, spring, well.
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