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provene

UK/pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːn/US/pɹoʊˈvin/

provene verb: to originate, stem (from).

Verb

provene (third-person singular simple present provenes, present participle provening, simple past and past participle provened)

  1. (now uncommon and chiefly non-native speakers' English) To originate, stem (from)
    • The books provened from Dartmouth and from several Harvard libraries, including Widener, Law, and Divinity.2002, Roger E. Stoddard, “"Deep in the Shed" A Working Paper from a Working Librarian”, in Carol Z. Rothkopf, editor, compiled by Carol Z. Rothkopf, A Library-Keeper's Business, New Castle, Delaware...

Forms of provene

third-person singular presentprovenes
present participleprovening
past participleprovened
pastprovened

Origin of provene

Borrowed from Middle French provenir, from Latin prōvenīre.

Questions about provene

What does provene mean?
Provene means to originate, stem (from).
What part of speech is provene?
Provene is a verb.
How do you pronounce provene?
Provene is pronounced /pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːn/ (UK).
What is the past tense of provene?
The past tense of provene is provened.

Words near provene in the dictionary

  1. provender
  2. provendered
  3. provendering
  4. provenders
  5. provends
  6. provene
  7. provened
  8. provenes
  9. provenience
  10. proveniences
  11. provenient

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