161 entries under beginning topic. ×

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alpha(noun, cause, start, top)
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dawning(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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starting point(noun, expression, top, opening)
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celebration(noun, start, celebration, origination)
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conception(noun, start, origin, birth)
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convocation(noun, start, celebration, origination)
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derivation(noun, cause, start, rise)
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emergence(noun, cause, start, rise)
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entrance(noun, appearance, cause, start)
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launch(noun, act, start, process)
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outbreak(noun, cause, start, source)
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advent(start, origin)
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establishment(noun, start, opening, addition)
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incipiency(noun, act, start, process)
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infancy
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nascency(noun, start, birth)
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prelude(noun, event, top, opening)
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spring(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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cradle(noun, cause, foundation, basis)
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day one(noun, expression, cause, start, top)
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