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germ(noun, cause, start, base, stone)
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antecedent(noun, adjective, cause, reason, base)
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entrance(noun, appearance, cause, start, development)
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nativity(noun, cause, start, foundation)
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provenance(noun, cause, start, point, well)
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provenience(noun, cause, start, point, well)
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basis(noun, action, cause, start, top)
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foundation(noun, cause, start, reason, base)
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outbreak(noun, cause, start, foundation)
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seed(noun, cause, stone, root)
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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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embryo(noun, cause, base, stone, well)
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fundamental(noun, adjective, start, simple, plain)
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heart(noun, cause, start, base)
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rudiment(noun, action, start, rise, top)
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stock(cause, derivation)
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well(noun, cause, start, point)
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ancestor(noun, cause, derivation)
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ancestry(noun, cause, root, origin)
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