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PROVENANCES Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word provenances. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word provenances. (close relations)
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ancestry
nounn
noun

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

birthplace
nounn
noun

• the place where someone was born

• where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

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

beginning
nounn
noun

• the event consisting of the start of something

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the first part or section of something

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

• the act of starting something

adjective satellite

• serving to begin

birth
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the time when something begins (especially life)

• the event of being born

• the process of giving birth

• the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

• a baby born; an offspring

verb

• cause to be born

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

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

roots
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

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

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 PROVENANCES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for provenances, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (10)
origin source ancestry beginning birth derivation line parentage root rootage

Alternatives for ANCESTRY

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