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extraction(noun, place, position, family, kin)
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derivation(noun, company, place, cause, start)
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blood(noun, family, genus, kin, precede)
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spring(noun, cause, start, top, point)
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cause(noun, regulation, person, cause, start)
11
fountain(noun, cause, start, point, base)
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inauguration(noun, cause, start, top, beginning)
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onset(noun, attack, cause, start, rise)
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parent(noun, verb, person, cause, start)
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progenitor(noun, verb, person, cause, base)
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provenance(noun, cause, start, point, source)
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vintage(noun, yield, harvest, crop, year)
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basis(noun, law, body, cause, start)
10
author(noun, person, cause, reason, base)
10
base(noun, regulation, part, body, cause)
10
fount(noun, cause, start, point, base)
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line(noun, family, blood, genus, kin)
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motive(noun, verb, cause, start, reason)
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producer(noun, verb, person, cause, reason)
8
cradle(noun, cause, beginning, foundation, basis)
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