108 entries under opening topic. ×

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fountainhead(noun, cause, start, rise, authority)
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hornbook(addition, establishment, preface, foreword)
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induction(start, top, beginning, creation)
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influx(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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ingress(cause, beginning, addition, establishment)
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insertion(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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interpolation(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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intro(start, beginning, addition, establishment)
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lead(noun, beginning, launch, addition)
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leaving(noun, beginning, birth, dawn)
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opener(noun, top, beginning, creation)
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opening remarks(expression, addition, establishment, introduction)
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overture(start, beginning, addition, establishment)
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pioneering(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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preliminaries(start, beginning, addition, establishment)
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presentation(top, creation, addition, establishment)
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primer(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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proem(noun, start, beginning, addition)
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prolegomenon(noun, addition, establishment, introduction)
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prologue(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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