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inception(noun, action, act, appearance, cause)
30
origin(noun, action, cause, start, discharge)
21
genesis(noun, adjective, action, cause, start)
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source(noun, action, cause, start, rise)
11
spring(noun, action, cause, start, rise)
8
derivation(noun, cause, start, discharge, point)
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cradle(noun, origin, childhood, birthplace)
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antecedent(noun, adjective, cause, reason, base)
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basis(noun, action, cause, start, top)
5
foundation(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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seed(noun, cause, stone, source)
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starting point(noun, expression, idiom, action, cause)
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base(noun, cause, start, well, stock)
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fundamental(noun, adjective, start, simple, plain)
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heart(noun, cause, start, base, source)
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rudiment(noun, action, start, rise, top)
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well(noun, cause, start, point, source)
3
ancestry(noun, cause, source, origin)
3
cause(noun, start, reason, base, heart)
3
core(noun, start, base, stone, source)
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