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# provenance

noun (provenance, uncountable)

«provenance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Where something comes from; its origin. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/#m2)

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

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «provenance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provenance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«provenance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/provenance.html) on Mova free.