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grass roots collapse: the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity); the essential foundation or source; "the problem was attacked at the grass roots"

introductory collapse: serving as an introduction or preface; serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"

aboriginal collapse: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"; of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite"

alphabet collapse: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

totality collapse: the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; "the totality of war and its consequences"; "the all-embracing totality of the state"

germ collapse: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

generation collapse: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production; the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"; group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent; the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"; a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers"

get off collapse: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"; cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"; deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"; leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.; enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"; be relieved of one's duties temporarily

outbreak collapse: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

budding collapse: reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent; beginning to develop; "a budding genius"

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

mintage collapse: act or process of minting coins; fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin

genesis collapse: the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers; a coming into being

origin collapse: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"; the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero; an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

corpus collapse: the main part of an organ or other bodily structure; a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"

improvisation collapse: an unplanned expedient; a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

rudimentary collapse: being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"

warm up collapse: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"; become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"; run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

early collapse: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"; being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"; of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"; very young; "at an early age"; expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"; before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"; in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"

dawn collapse: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"; the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"; an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"; become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"; appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

elemental collapse: relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"; relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard

source collapse: a facility where something is available; anything that provides inspiration for later work; a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"; (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"; specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"; get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

abecedarian collapse: a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge; a novice learning the rudiments of some subject; alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)

preliminary collapse: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"; a minor match preceding the main event; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"

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