Beginning; commencement; initiation.
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That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
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The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.
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The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
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An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.
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Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary article…
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An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially (Mus.), a strai…
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The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.
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To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…
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To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…
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To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…
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To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.
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To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.
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The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.
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The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production.
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