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birth(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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conception(noun, start, beginning, origin, birth)
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entrance(noun, appearance, cause, start, beginning)
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founding
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genesis(noun, top, beginning, opening, creation)
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instatement(noun, act, accept, start, process)
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outset(noun, appearance, cause, start, top)
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baptism(noun, start, beginning, opening, addition)
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ceremony(noun, rite, investiture)
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instauration
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knowledgeability
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trigger
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celebration(noun, start, beginning, rite, onset)
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dawn(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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inaugural(noun, act, accept, start, process)
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incipience(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
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knowledgeableness
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launching(noun, appearance, start, beginning, origin)
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rite(noun, rite)
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ritual(noun, rite)
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