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preface(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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preamble(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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prelude(noun, event, opening, launch, addition)
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4
prolegomenon(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
3
preliminary(noun, introduction, preface, prelude, foreword)
1
beginning(noun, lead, opening, launch, addition)
1
front matter
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initiation(noun, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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opening(noun, approach, signal, addition, establishment)
1
prefix
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verse
1
admittance(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
1
awakening(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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