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outbreak(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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beginning(noun, action, cause, start, base)
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beginnings(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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entry(noun, cause, beginning, origin)
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launch(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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nativity(noun, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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foundation(noun, cause, start, base, suggestion)
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wellspring(noun, cause, foundation, basis)
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footing(noun, cause, start, base, beginning)
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antecedent(noun, cause, base, suggestion, beginning)
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base(noun, cause, start, beginning, shoot)
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basis(noun, cause, start, top, base)
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embarkation(noun, cause, beginning, origin)
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entrance(noun, cause, beginning, origin)
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starting place(expression, cause, start, beginning, opening)
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creator(noun, person, cause, derivation)
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provenience(noun, cause, foundation, basis)
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emergence(noun, cause, beginning, origin)
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provenance(noun, cause, foundation, basis)
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axiom(noun, base, suggestion, beginning, guess)
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