1
seed(cause, influence, source, root, origin)
1
starting place(expression, cause, source, foundation, basis)
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state of origin(noun, place, source, origin, provenience)
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taproot
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well-spring
1
whence
0
acknowledgment
0
agent(cause, source, derivation)
0
alpha(cause, beginning, source, origin, derivation)
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ancestor(cause, influence, source, derivation, ancestry)
0
ascription
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attribution
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authority(cause, foundation, basis)
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authorship(cause, foundation, basis)
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bassinet
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bedrock(cause, source, origin)
0
begets
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begetter(cause, foundation, basis)
0
begetting
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beginnings(cause, source, origin)
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