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creation(noun, cause, top, opening)
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derivation(noun, cause, foundation, root)
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fount(noun, cause, supply, foundation)
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keynote(noun, law, regulation, action, substance)
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nexus(noun, action, base, beginning, answer)
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nub(noun, quality, body, cause, start)
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sanction(noun, action, base, permit, beginning)
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action(noun, study, cause, reason, base)
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ancestor(cause, derivation)
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backing(noun, action, base, beginning)
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causation(noun, cause, reason, matter, beginning)
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center(noun, action, body, cause, start)
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end(noun, cause, reason, object, matter)
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essential(noun, action, base, beginning, heart)
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initiation(cause, top, opening, creation)
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introduction(cause, top, opening, creation)
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marrow(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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motivation(noun, cause, reason, object, matter)
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pith(noun, organization, area, quality, body)
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radix(cause, origin)
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