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fundamental(noun, adjective, support, action, part)
8
basis(noun, law, action, start, top)
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base(noun, support, action, beginning)
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essential(noun, adjective, support, action, drop)
7
foundation(noun, law, base, beginning)
6
germ(noun, cause, beginning, stone)
6
beginning(noun, action, start, rise, top)
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egg(noun, cause, beginning, stone)
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embryo(noun, cause, beginning, stone)
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principle(noun, law, support, action, drop)
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root(noun, support, action, cause, start)
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bud(noun, cause, beginning, stone)
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bedrock(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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nucleus(noun, support, action, cause, base)
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footing(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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ovum(noun, cause, beginning, stone)
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start(noun, rise, top, beginning, stone)
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substratum(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
2
support(noun, action, base, beginning)
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underpinning(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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