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foremother(kin, precede, predecessor)
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antecessor(precursor, predecessor)
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foregoer
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origin(person, cause, base, beginning)
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precedent
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source(person, cause, base, beginning)
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trailblazer
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avant-garde
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begetter(person, relative, author, pop)
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forebearer(sign, relative, author, pop)
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lineage
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procreator(person, relative, author, pop)
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scout
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ancestry(cause, influence, line, base)
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base(cause, influence, source, derivation)
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basis(cause, source, derivation)
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beginning(cause, source, derivation)
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blood(line, stock, origin, descent)
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elder(person, head, boss, father)
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fatherhood(kinship, paternity)
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