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root
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antecessors(noun, precursors)
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ascendants(noun, fathers, parents, ancestors, founders)
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base
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basis
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bygones
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call
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colony(noun, community)
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descent
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determinant
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determinative
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elder
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element
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etiology
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factor
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fathers
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forbears(noun, fathers)
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foregoer
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foremothers(noun, origins, fathers, descents, founders)
1
fores
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