15
first(adjective, order)
9
opening(noun, adjective, beginning, last, concluding)
8
starting(adjective, beginning, last, consequent, self-sustaining)
7
initial(adjective, beginning, unimportant, primary)
6
introductory(adjective, beginning, first, preliminary)
5
virgin(characteristic, impurity, adjective, termination)
3
beginning(noun, adjective)
3
interim
3
temporary
3
continuing
3
incipient
3
inconclusive
3
maiden(adjective, earliest)
3
persistent
2
earliest
2
early
2
foremost
2
original
2
preliminary(adjective, initial, introductory)
2
provisional
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