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origin(noun, cause, beginning, basis)
13
seed(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
12
bud(noun, cause, start, plant, beginning)
12
egg(noun, cause, influence, connection, beginning)
12
nucleus(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
10
embryo(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
10
root(noun, quality, cause, character, spirit)
7
beginning(noun, cause, start, base, stone)
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rudiment(noun, cause, beginning, stone)
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cause(noun, plan, influence, beginning)
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inception(noun, cause, influence, beginning)
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start(noun, cause, base, beginning, stone)
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kernel(noun, quality, start, character, spirit)
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spark(noun, start, beginning, shoot, stone)
4
basis(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
4
ovum(noun, beginning, stone, nut)
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semen(noun, cause, beginning, stone)
4
spore(noun, beginning, stone, unit)
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author(noun, cause, derivation)
3
base(noun, quality, cause, start, character)
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