194 entries under noun topic. ×

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dad(person, individual, ancestor, ascendant)
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determinant(feature, cause, influence, reason)
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father(cause, foundation, basis, kin)
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grounds(cause, reason, object, element)
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heretofore(old, past, foretime)
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introduction(cause, source, derivation, prelude)
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originator(cause, sign, reason, authority)
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parent(cause, foundation, kin, relative)
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prelude
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principle(support, action, cause, reason)
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scout
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trailblazer
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agency(feature, influence, point, reason)
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ancestry(cause, source, history, origin)
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call(cause, reason, base, element)
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element(feature, cause, influence, reason)
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forebearer
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founder(relative, author, precursor, forebear)
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ground(cause, reason, matter, suggestion)
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opening(adjective, cause, head, beginning)
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