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nascency(noun, start, beginning, birth)
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prelude(noun, event, top, beginning, opening)
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commencement exercise(noun, expression, idiom)
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debut(noun, appearance, start, beginning, opening)
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launching(noun, start, beginning, introduction, induction)
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leadoff(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
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nativity(noun, cause, beginning, source, origin)
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observance(noun, celebration)
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provenance(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
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provenience(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
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ritual(noun, celebration)
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root(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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square one(noun, expression, cause, start, top)
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