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provenance

/ˈprɒvənəns/noun

उच्चारण प्रॉवनन्स

उद्गम, स्रोत

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    [U] formal

    the place that something originally came from

    उद्गम, स्रोत

    • the provenance of the painting
    • Experts checked the provenance of the sculpture before the auction.
    • The museum checks the provenance of every object it buys.
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    • Papers showing the provenance of the antique clock were missing.
    • Experts were unable to confirm the provenance of the old manuscript.

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prov·e·nance

With -e-nance (not 'provinance').

-e-nance के साथ ('provinance' नहीं)।

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Keep the origin words together: provenance (the place of origin, especially of art or antiques), origin, source, derivation (the origin of a word), genesis (the beginning of something), etymology (the origin of words).

उद्गम के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: provenance (उद्गम-स्थान, विशेषकर कला या पुरावस्तुओं का), origin, source, derivation (शब्द का मूल), genesis (किसी चीज़ की शुरुआत), etymology (शब्दों का मूल, व्युत्पत्ति)।

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General knowledge

Geographical Indication (GI) tags show the provenance of products like Darjeeling tea (India's first GI tag, 2004).

भौगोलिक संकेत (GI) टैग उत्पादों का उद्गम दिखाते हैं, जैसे दार्जिलिंग चाय (भारत का पहला GI टैग, 2004)।