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fountainhead(noun, person, cause, base, beginning)
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well(noun, cause, start, influence, reservoir)
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fountain(noun, cause, start, influence, connection)
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origin(noun, person, cause, start, base)
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fount(noun, cause, reservoir, authority, base)
6
spring(noun, cause, base, store, supply)
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font(noun, cause, supply, foundation)
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mine(noun, reservoir, store, supply, well)
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root(noun, cause, start, beginning, well)
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beginning(noun, cause, start, base, well)
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derivation(noun, cause, start, beginning, well)
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inception(noun, cause, start, beginning)
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provenance(noun, cause, start, influence, beginning)
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provenience(noun, cause, start, beginning, well)
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mainspring(cause, spring, stream, derivation)
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parent(noun, person, cause, influence)
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whence
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ancestor(person, cause, influence, derivation)
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ancestry(cause, influence, root, origin)
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antecedent(noun, cause, influence, base, beginning)
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