7
elemental(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
7
initial(adjective, start, head, beginning, fresh)
6
Aboriginal
6
antique(adjective, last, original, old, venerable)
6
germinal(adjective, cause, beginning)
6
radical(adjective, cause, important, significant, original)
5
antiquated(adjective, last, original, old, venerable)
5
archaic(adjective, original, old, venerable, outdated)
5
central(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
5
elementary(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
5
former(adjective, last, original, past, primitive)
5
primaeval
5
rudimentary(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
4
cardinal(noun, adjective, important, head, significant)
4
inaugural(adjective, head, beginning, opening, original)
4
introductory(adjective, head, beginning, original, prime)
4
key(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
3
patriarchal
3
ancestral
3
autochthonous(original, first, previous, initial, indigenous)
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