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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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dawn(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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onset(noun, attack, cause, start, rise)
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source(noun, cause, start, top, point)
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origination(noun, act, cause, start, rise)
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derivation(noun, cause, start, influence, base)
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opening(noun, act, cause, start, top)
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cause(noun, influence, beginning, source, foundation)
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cradle(noun, cause, beginning, foundation)
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kickoff(noun, act, start, top, informal)
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dawning(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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foundation(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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spring(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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determinant(cause, source, foundation, derivation)
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fountainhead(cause, rise, source, foundation)
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square one(noun, expression, cause, start, top)
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antecedent(cause, source, foundation, derivation)
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