provenience

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provenience

/pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːni.ən(t)s/ UK
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːnjən(t)s/ UK
/pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/ US
/pɹoʊˈvinjən(t)s/ US
/pɹə-/ US

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Borrowed from Latin prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre (“to come up”); compare provene, provenient, and provenance.

noun proveniences

source; findspot; origin
provenance, history

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noun source, origin

Русский	исто́чник istóčnik

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"provenience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/provenience. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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provenience. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/provenience

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"provenience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/provenience.

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@misc{provenience_2026,
  title = {provenience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/provenience},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}