Maine Educational Talent Search

Word of the day – provenance

Posted on June 11, 2020 by steven.visco

For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: provenance

noun

place or source of origin:
The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.

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