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conceiver
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patriarch(noun, person, start, head, producer)
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progenitor(noun, parent)
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agent(noun, reason, element, matter, source)
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deviser(noun, director, author, designer, creator)
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introducer(noun, producer, author, founder, editor)
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mover(noun, producer, author, founder, editor)
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pioneer(noun, pronoun, sign, original, author)
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sire(noun, head, boss, relative, producer)
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begetter(noun, person, cause, foundation, relative)
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cause(noun, person, reason, authority, source)
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causer
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discoverer(noun, leader, creator, pioneer, inventor)
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implementer
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inaugurator
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innovator(noun, creator)
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origin(noun, person, cause, reason, authority)
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original(noun, pronoun, precursor, forerunner, ancestor)
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