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> 夢見るコトが すべてはじまり それが答えだろ 誰より遠くへ飛んで見せるよ すべての明日を貫いて

This is a passage of the the song "The Biggest Dreamer" which is the opening
of digimon tamers.

I would like to know the meaning of that すべてはじまり. Is it missing a の? Is it a
casual way of saying すべてのはじまり？ I believe it means "Dreaming is the start of
everything" but why isn't there a の？
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What is the meaning of すべてはじまりそれが答えだろ
> Is it missing a の? Is it a casual way of saying すべてのはじまり?

No, you usually cannot omit の at this position if "start of everything" is the
intended meaning. So you should first see if this すべて is working adverbially.
Just as "これはすべて本だ" means "These are _all_ books", "夢見るコトがすべてはじまり(だ)" could
mean "(Actions of) dreaming are _all_ beginnings", or a little more naturally,
"Dreaming is _always_ the start (of something)".

(I said "usually" because this is a part of lyrics; if the adverbial reading
fails, we may have to accept the adjectival reading even though it's incorrect
in prose. But the adverbial reading seems to fit the context in this case.)
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First I agree with "Dreaming is the start of everything". And yes すべてのはじまり or
something のはじまりis often used as "beginning of sth". I sometimes see not using
の when indicating affiliation, if that doesn't change the meaning.

I think a main reason is the rhythm (I may not use the words accurately, you
can feel the difference by adding a preposition). すべてはじまり can treated as one
item here "everything beginning", a missing of の does not affect the
understanding "beginning of everything".
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