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foreword(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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prologue(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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introduction(noun, lead, approach, new, beginning)
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preface(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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preamble(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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prelude(noun, event, opening, launch, addition)
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exordium(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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prolegomenon(noun, opening, launch, addition, establishment)
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overture(noun, approach, opening, launch, addition)
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opening(noun, start, approach, beginning, addition)
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prefix(noun, precursor)
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preliminary(noun, introduction, preface, prelude, foreword)
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frontispiece
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prolusion
2
beginning(noun, start, lead, opening, launch)
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front matter
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intro(noun, opening, addition, establishment, introduction)
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leap
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verse
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addition(opening, establishment, introduction, preface, prelude)
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