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# provenance

«provenance» in Mova's school dictionary: **Where something comes from; its origin** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (provenance, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Where something comes from; its origin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#m1)

2) The record of where an object such as a painting or ancient vase has been and who has owned it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and museums, provenance helps prove an object is real and was not stolen. In food, shops label the provenance of meat and fruit.

### examples

- The museum checked the painting's provenance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#x1)
- The provenance of the old vase is unknown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#x2)
- We buy food of local provenance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#x3)
- Experts traced the coin's provenance to Roman Britain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#x4)
- Without a provenance, the statue might be stolen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#x5)
- The label shows the provenance of the apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#x6)

### note

Say: PROV-en-unss. Formal; everyday word: origin.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «provenance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.