provenience

/prəˈvɪnjəns/
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Other forms: proveniences

Definitions of provenience
  1. noun
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
    synonyms: birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance
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    type of:
    beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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