provenience

provenience
/proh vee"nee euhns, -veen"yeuhns/, n.
provenance; origin; source.
[1880-85; < L proveni(ent)- (s. of proveniens, prp. of provenire to come forth, arise) + -ENCE. See PROVENANCE]

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  • provenience — Synonyms and related words: afterlife, beginning, commencement, conception, derivation, following, fountain, future time, genesis, grass roots, hangover, head, inception, lateness, next life, origin, original, origination, postdate, postdating,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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