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plural of beginning.

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ground floor n.
origin n.
root n.
rudiments n.

NOUN

ground floor

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first crack first stage head start preliminaries very beginning

NOUN

origin

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ancestry birth descent lineage

STRONG

blood extraction maternity parentage paternity pedigree stock

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close completion conclusion consequence death destiny effect end finale goal outcome outgrowth result termination

NOUN

root

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essence foundation heart origin seed soul source stem stuff

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basis bedrock bottom cause center crux derivation essentiality footing fountain fountainhead fundamental germ ground groundwork inception infrastructure mainspring marrow motive nub nucleus occasion pith provenance provenience quick quintessence radicle radix reason rhizome seat substance substratum tuber underpinning well

WEAK

rock bottom starting point

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effect end result

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conclusion consequence exterior exteriority extra outgrowth outside trivia

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derivation derivative sprout

NOUN

rudiments

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STRONG

ABCs basics elements essentials foundation guts heart nitty-gritty principles

WEAK

first principles

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice fear

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A study published in Nature now offers a possible explanation for how caregiving emerged from those distant, nonparental beginnings.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

In Episode 3 of By the People, equal-marriage campaign architect Marc Solomon joins Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern to trace the movement’s “quixotic” beginnings in 2001.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

Members of Trump's cabinet, South Carolina lawmakers and other guests also assembled for the ceremony, and to listen to tributes to Graham's military service and more than three decades in Congress after humble beginnings.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Others, like “Obsession,” catapult from modest beginnings into an echelon of popularity that not even the academics and historians could’ve foreseen.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

I started by sawing it, but like most beginnings, it’s not much.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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