35 entries under preface topic. ×

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beginning(noun, action, act, appearance, cause)
26
commencement(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
16
initiation(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
15
inauguration(noun, act, cause, start, top)
9
opening(noun, act, cause, start, top)
6
introduction(noun, cause, start, top, new)
5
establishment(noun, start, lead, beginning, opening)
5
institution(noun, lead, opening, launch, addition)
1
addition(opening, establishment, introduction, prelude)
1
admittance(appearance, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
awakening(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
basic principles(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
basic text(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
essentials(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
exordium(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
first acquaintance(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
first taste(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
foreword(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
hornbook(opening, addition, establishment, foreword)
1
influx(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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APASmart Define. (2016). inception thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/inception/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, inception thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/inception/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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