˜yÐÄvlog

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provenience

[ proh-vee-nee-uhns, -veen-yuhns ]

noun

  1. provenance; origin; source.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of provenience1

1880–85; < Latin ±è°ùű¹±ð²Ô¾± ( ent )- (stem of ±è°ùű¹±ð²Ô¾±Ä“ns, present participle of ±è°ùű¹±ð²ÔÄ«°ù±ð to come forth, arise) + -ence. See provenance
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The provenience or “find spot†of objects from politically torn nations should act as a red flag.

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I mean, I’ve heard of provenance — the unbroken chain of ownership of, say, an old master painting or Tang dynasty vase — but provenience?

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However, there is still no definitive word on the masks’ provenience and they say their detective work will continue.

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Maeterlinck's speculations, despite their medieval provenience, have a practical orientation.

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Even then there was a multiplicity of state legislatures and only one Congress, so that the legislative grist that found its way to the Court's mill was overwhelmingly of local provenience.

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