29 entries under preface topic. ×

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inauguration(noun, act, appearance, accept, cause)
19
beginning(noun, action, act, appearance, cause)
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introduction(noun, appearance, cause, start, top)
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inception(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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commencement(noun, act, appearance, cause, start)
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opening(noun, act, start, top, process)
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hornbook(opening, addition, establishment, foreword)
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interpolation(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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primer(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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addition(opening, establishment, introduction, prelude)
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awakening(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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basic principles(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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basic text(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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essentials(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
exordium(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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first acquaintance(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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first taste(expression, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
foreword(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
influx(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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insertion(opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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APASmart Define. (2015). initiation thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/initiation/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "initiation thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/initiation/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, initiation thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/initiation/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "initiation thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/initiation/thesaurus/synonyms>