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beginning(noun, action, act, appearance, cause)
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start(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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commencement(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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origin(noun, cause, start, top, base)
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genesis(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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outset(noun, appearance, cause, start, top)
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birth(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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dawn(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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initiation(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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onset(noun, attack, cause, start, rise)
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source(noun, cause, start, top, point)
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inauguration(noun, act, cause, start, top)
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creation(noun, cause, start, top, development)
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origination(noun, act, cause, start, rise)
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derivation(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
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rise(noun, start, top, beginning, opening)
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incipience(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
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root(noun, cause, top, base, beginning)
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nascency(noun, start, rise, beginning, foundation)
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opening(noun, act, cause, start, top)
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