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well(noun, cause, start, point, source)
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fount(noun, person, cause, start, rise)
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head(noun, start, beginning, opening, introduction)
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source(noun, person, cause, start, point)
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wellspring(noun, person, cause, base, beginning)
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origin(noun, person, cause, start, point)
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headspring
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root(noun, start, point, base, well)
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spring(noun, person, cause, start, point)
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fountain(noun, person, cause, start, point)
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cause(noun, person, source, foundation, basis)
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font(cause, foundation, basis)
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provenience(noun, cause, start, point, well)
5
beginning(noun, cause, start, rise, point)
4
provenance(noun, cause, start, point, well)
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wellhead(noun, cause)
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author(noun, person, cause, source, foundation)
3
father(noun, person, cause, source, foundation)
3
parent(noun, person, cause, start, point)
2
administrator(noun, person, source)
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