provenance

/ˈpɹɒ.və.nəns/noun
High School
1

Place or source of origin.

2

The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object. See Usage notes below.

3

The history of ownership of a work of art.

4

The copy history of a piece of data, or the intermediate pieces of data used to compute a final data element, as in a database record or web site (data provenance).

5

The execution history of computer processes which were used to compute a final piece of data (process provenance).

6

Background; history; place of origin.

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Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing