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begin with
5
to begin with
2
first(adverb, basically, firstly, originally, initially)
2
in the first place(expression, idiom, adverb, first, originally)
2
initially
1
at an early stage
1
at the start
1
firstly
1
originally
0
at first(expression, idiom)
0
before all else(expression, idiom, adverb, firstly, originally)
0
first of all
0
in the beginning(expression, idiom)
0
inchoation
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incipience
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incipiency
0
initial
0
origin
0
original
0
primarily
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