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| forefather(noun, kin, descent, precede) | |
| forebear(noun, kin, descent, background) | |
| cause(noun, feature, support, action, start) | |
| root(noun, support, action, cause, reason) | |
| basis(noun, action, cause, reason, object) | |
| occasion(noun, cause, start, reason, object) | |
| source(noun, support, action, cause, point) | |
| foregoer(noun, sign, indication, descent) | |
| antecessor(noun, sign, original, descent) | |
| beginning(noun, adjective, cause, reason, base) | |
| reason(noun, feature, support, action, cause) | |
| causation(noun, cause, reason, base, element) | |
| foremother(noun, kin, descent, background) | |
| motive(noun, cause, reason, object, base) | |
| primogenitor(noun, descent, background, relative) | |
| determinant(noun, feature, cause, influence, reason) | |
| grounds(noun, cause, reason, object, element) | |
| originator(noun, cause, sign, reason, authority) | |
| principle(noun, support, action, cause, reason) | |
| agency(noun, feature, influence, point, reason) |
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