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germ(noun, cause, base, beginning)
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origination(noun, cause, top, point)
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wellspring(noun, person, cause, point)
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foundation(noun, law, regulation, cause)
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outset(noun, cause, rise, top)
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provenience(noun, cause, point, beginning)
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onset(noun, cause, rise, top)
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bottom(noun, cause, base, beginning)
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dawning(noun, cause, rise, top)
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head(noun, beginning, opening, introduction)
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mainspring(noun, cause, reason, idea)
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motive(noun, cause, reason, idea)
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opening(noun, cause, rise, top)
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starting point(noun, expression, idiom, cause)
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reason(noun, support, regulation, action, cause)
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groundwork(noun, cause, base, beginning)
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infancy(noun, top, beginning, opening)
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occasion(noun, cause, reason, base)
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rootstock(noun, point, origin)
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core(noun, support, action, cause)
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