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preliminary(adjective, characteristic, start, trial)
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preparatory(adjective, characteristic, start, trial)
11
primary(adjective, characteristic, start, trial)
11
provisional(adjective, characteristic, start, trial)
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beginning period(expression, time, period)
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incipient stage(expression, time, period)
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initial period(expression, time, period)
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initial phase(expression, time, period)
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initial stage(expression, time, period)
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opening phase(expression, time, period)
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setting stage(expression, time, period)
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starting(noun, adjective, characteristic, start)
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anterior(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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basic(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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early(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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elementary(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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inaugural(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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incipient(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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inductive(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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initial(adjective, characteristic, start, introduction)
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