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instigation(noun, start, beginning, opening, origination)
2
interpolation(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
2
leadoff(noun, act, start, process, beginning)
2
maiden speech
2
mummery
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opener(appearance, top, beginning, opening, creation)
2
preliminaries(noun, start, beginning, opening, addition)
2
presentation(noun, appearance, top, beginning, opening)
2
primer(opening, addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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proem(start, beginning, opening, addition, establishment)
2
provocation
2
rite de passage(noun, expression, idiom)
2
square one(noun, expression, cause, start, top)
2
starting
2
starting point(expression, top, beginning, opening, creation)
2
unveiling
2
vesper(noun, rite)
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abecedarium
1
abecedary
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access(entrance, admission, admittance)
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