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front(noun, part, top, lead)
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antecedent(time, head, beginning, prime)
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prior(time, earlier, precede, before)
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former(order, time, beginning, precedence)
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preceding(time, beginning, precede, before)
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previous(time, beginning, precede, before)
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foregoing(time, beginning, precedence, priority)
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precedent(noun, time, beginning, precede)
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aforementioned(precedence, priority)
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past(time, beginning, preceding, done)
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fore(noun, top, lead, head)
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earlier(adverb, time, precede, before)
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first(order, original, old, departed)
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forward(noun, adverb, first, previous)
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frontal(top, lead, head, beginning)
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incipient(head, beginning, fresh, original)
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beginning(head, fresh, original, prime)
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head(noun, top, beginning, prime)
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preliminary
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introductory(head, beginning, fresh, prime)
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