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noun
cause, basis
Synonyms: agent, ancestor, ancestry, antecedent, author, base, causality, causation, connection, creator, derivation, determinant, egg, element, embryo, fountain, generator, germ, horse’s mouth, impulse, inception, inducement, influence, inspiration, mainspring, motive, nucleus, occasion, parent, parentage, principle, producer, progenitor, provenance, provenience, root, roots, seed, source, spring, stock, well, wellspring
Antonyms: consequence, destiny, effect, goal, outcome, outgrowth, result
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noun
beginning, inception
Synonyms: alpha, birth, blast off, commencement, creation, dawn, dawning, day one, early stage, embarkation, emergence, entrance, entry, forging, foundation, genesis, git go, inauguration, ingress, initiation, introduction, launch, nativity, opener, origination, outbreak, outset, rise, square one, start, starting point
Antonyms: close, completion, conclusion, death, end, finale, termination
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family, heritage
Synonyms: ancestry, beginnings, birth, blood, descent, extraction, lineage, maternity, parentage, paternity, pedigree, stock