2
primal(adjective, beginning)
2
prodromal(adjective, head, previous, higher, earlier)
2
prolegomenous(adjective, opening, fresh, basic, coming)
2
starting(adjective, beginning, opening, first, preliminary)
1
aboriginal(adjective, beginning)
1
above(adjective, head, previous, higher, upper)
1
above-mentioned(adjective, head, previous, higher, upper)
1
above-named(adjective, head, previous, higher, earlier)
1
aforeknown(adjective, head, previous, higher, earlier)
1
ahead of
1
alpha(adjective, beginning)
1
ancestral
1
anticipatory
1
basic
1
budding(adjective, beginning)
1
chief
1
commencing(adjective, beginning)
1
dawned(adjective, beginning)
1
earlier
1
elementary
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