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provenance(noun, place, cause, point)
9
source(noun, cause, point, beginning)
8
derivation(noun, cause, point, source)
8
origin(noun, cause, point, source)
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fount(noun, cause, point, well)
7
fountain(noun, cause, point, source)
7
root(noun, cause, point, base)
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beginning(noun, cause, point, well)
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inception(noun, cause, beginning, source)
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fountainhead(noun, cause, point, well)
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spring(noun, cause, point, informal)
4
well(noun, cause, point, source)
4
commencement(noun, cause, beginning, foundation)
4
rise(noun, cause, beginning, source)
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rootstock(noun, point, origin)
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parent(noun, cause, influence, point)
3
wellspring(noun, cause, beginning, well)
2
birth(noun, cause, beginning, source)
2
foundation(noun, cause, beginning, source)
1
dawn(cause, beginning, source, foundation)
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