Provenance: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Provenance noun. The record of where something, especially an artwork, came from and who has owned it.
How to say it
PROV-uh-nunss/ˈprɒv(ə)nəns/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (PROV).
Provenance in a sentence
The museum returned the bronze once its provenance was traced to a looted palace.
The deli lists the provenance of every cheese, right down to the farm.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- origin
- source
- history
- pedigree
Where provenance comes from
From French provenir, to come from, from Latin provenire.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The deli lists the _____ of every cheese, right down to the farm.
- dissonance
- virtuoso
- provenance
Show the answer
provenance: The deli lists the provenance of every cheese, right down to the farm.