43 entries under opening topic. ×

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preface(noun, start, words, launch)
22
introduction(noun, show, start, turn, lead)
17
foreword(noun, start, words, launch)
16
prelude(noun, event, start, words)
15
proem(noun, launch, addition, establishment)
15
overture(noun, start, approach, words)
14
preamble(noun, start, words, launch)
11
exordium(noun, launch, addition, establishment)
11
prolegomenon(noun, start, words, launch)
8
beginning(noun, launch, addition, establishment)
5
intro(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
3
induction(noun, start, words, addition)
3
lead-in(noun, start, words, addition)
1
addition(establishment, introduction, preface, prelude)
1
admittance(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
1
awakening(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
1
baptism(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
1
basic principles(expression, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
basic text(expression, addition, establishment, introduction)
1
commencement(addition, establishment, introduction, preface)
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