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以前 いぜん N3

  1. ago; before; prior to
  2. before; former times; previously; the past

有史以前 ゆうしいぜん

  1. prehistory

未生以前 みしょういぜん

  1. before one was born; before one's birth

歴史以前 れきしいぜん

  1. prehistoric

人間以前 にんげんいぜん

  1. The Pre-Persons (Philip K Dick, 1974)
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