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