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PROVENANCE Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word provenance. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word provenance. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PROVENANCE

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ancestry
nounn
noun

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

background
nounn
noun

• a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

• extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

• relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

• scenery hung at back of stage

verb

• understate the importance or quality of

derivation
nounn
noun

• the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

• (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

• a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

• (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

• drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

• drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

• the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

heritage
nounn
noun

• practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

• any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

• that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

• hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

lineage
nounn
noun

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• the number of lines in a piece of printed material

• a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

origin
nounn
noun

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

• the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

• the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

pedigree
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• line of descent of a purebred animal

• ancestry of a purebred animal

adjective satellite

• having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

source
nounn
noun

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• a facility where something is available

• a person who supplies information

• someone who originates or causes or initiates something

• (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

• anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

• a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

verb

• get (a product) from another country or business

• specify the origin of

birthplace
nounn
noun

• the place where someone was born

• where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

cradle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a baby bed with sides and rockers

• where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

• birth of a person

• a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold

verb

• hold gently and carefully

• bring up from infancy

• hold or place in or as if in a cradle

• cut grain with a cradle scythe

• wash in a cradle

• run with the stick

provenience
nounn
noun

• where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

place of origin
nounn
noun

• where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

Best Hypernyms For PROVENANCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for provenance, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
origin source ancestry background beginning birthplace derivation heritage lineage parentage pedigree root rootage

Alternatives for ANCESTRY

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