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beginning(noun, action, act, appearance, cause)
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start(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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inception(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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outset(noun, appearance, cause, start, top)
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dawn(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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genesis(noun, start, rise, top, beginning)
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inauguration(noun, act, cause, start, top)
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initiation(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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origin(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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birth(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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onset(noun, attack, cause, start, rise)
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opening(noun, act, cause, start, rise)
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origination(noun, act, start, top, process)
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first
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introduction(noun, cause, start, top, new)
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kickoff(noun, act, start, top, informal)
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source(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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rise(noun, cause, start, top, authority)
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creation(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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graduation(noun, start, beginning, origination)
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