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37
start(noun, adjective, act, appearance, cause)
31
inception(noun, action, act, appearance, cause)
30
origin(noun, action, cause, start, discharge)
18
source(noun, action, cause, start, rise)
14
root(noun, action, cause, start, point)
8
derivation(noun, cause, start, discharge, point)
7
fount(noun, cause, start, point)
7
germ(noun, cause, start, stone)
7
kickoff(noun, action, act, start, top)
6
antecedent(noun, adjective, cause, reason)
5
basis(noun, action, cause, start, top)
5
foundation(noun, cause, start, reason)
5
starting point(noun, expression, idiom, action, cause)
4
embryo(noun, cause, stone, well)
4
fundamental(noun, adjective, start, simple, plain)
4
heart(noun, cause, start, source)
4
rudiment(noun, action, start, rise, top)
3
cause(noun, start, reason, heart)
3
core(noun, start, stone, source)
3
fountain(noun, cause, start, point)
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