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fountainhead(noun, person, base, beginning)
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well(noun, start, influence, reservoir)
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fountain(noun, start, influence, connection)
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origin(noun, person, start, base)
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source(noun, person, start, point)
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fount(noun, reservoir, authority, base)
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spring(noun, base, store, supply)
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font(noun, supply, source, foundation)
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root(noun, start, beginning, well)
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beginning(noun, start, base, well)
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derivation(noun, start, beginning, well)
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inception(noun, start, beginning, source)
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provenance(noun, start, influence, beginning)
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provenience(noun, start, beginning, well)
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cradle(noun, beginning, foundation, basis)
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mainspring(source, spring, stream, derivation)
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parent(noun, person, influence, source)
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rise(noun, start, beginning, foundation)
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starting point(expression, foundation, basis, origin)
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ancestor(person, influence, source, derivation)
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