PROVENANCES Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word provenances. (close relations)
Definition of PROVENANCES
provenance
Best Alternative Words for PROVENANCES
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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 |