provenience
[proh-vee-nee-uhns, -veen-yuhns]
/ proʊˈvi ni əns, -ˈvin yəns /
NOUN
origin
Synonyms
STRONG
agent
ancestor
ancestry
antecedent
author
base
beginning
causality
causation
connection
creator
derivation
determinant
egg
element
embryo
fount
fountain
fountainhead
generator
germ
impulse
inception
inducement
influence
inspiration
mainspring
mother
motive
nucleus
occasion
parent
parentage
principle
producer
progenitor
provenance
root
roots
rootstock
seed
source
spring
stock
well
wellspring
WEAK
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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Provenience is an archaeological term referring to where in the ground an object was unearthed and what can be learned from its relation to other items.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2015
