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incipient(adjective, start, beginning, fresh, original)
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initiative(noun, adjective, start, beginning, opening)
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inaugural(adjective, beginning, opening, original, first)
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first(adjective, beginning, opening, original, basic)
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inceptive(adjective, start, beginning, opening, fresh)
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initial(adjective, start, beginning, opening, fresh)
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introductory(adjective, start, beginning, opening, original)
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foremost(adjective, beginning, opening, original, first)
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beginning(noun, adjective, start, beginning, original)
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elementary(adjective, beginning, opening, first, initial)
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maiden(adjective, earliest)
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opening(noun, adjective, beginning, original, basic)
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fundamental(adjective, start, beginning, opening, original)
5
inchoate(adjective, start, beginning, opening, original)
5
nascent(adjective, start, beginning, opening, fresh)
5
original(adjective, beginning, opening, first, early)
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preliminary(adjective, opening, original, basic, first)
5
primary(opening, original, basic, first, early)
4
antecedent(adjective, beginning, opening, original, first)
4
embryonic(adjective, beginning, opening, original, first)
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