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cause(noun, influence, beginning, source, foundation)
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conception(noun, start, beginning, establishment, origin)
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emergence(noun, cause, start, rise, beginning)
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starting point(expression, idiom, cause, top, beginning)
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cradle(noun, cause, beginning, foundation, basis)
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incipiency(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
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infancy(noun, beginning, babyhood)
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introduction(noun, cause, start, top, new)
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nativity(noun, cause, beginning, source, foundation)
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provenance(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
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establishment(noun, start, lead, beginning, opening)
5
formation(noun, start, beginning, establishment, origin)
5
fountain(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
5
institution(noun, lead, opening, launch, addition)
5
kickoff(noun, act, start, top, informal)
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launch(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
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provenience(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
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stock(noun, cause, influence, source, derivation)
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well(noun, cause, start, beginning, source)
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alpha(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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