序

じょ【序】

*preface

/préfəs/ 〖C〗序文.

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じょ【序】

1 〔端緒〕 the opening; the beginning; the inception; the start; the first [initial] stage.

2 〔端書き〕 a foreword; a preface. [＝じょぶん]

3 〔順序〕 order; precedence.

●長幼序あり. | Seniores priores. | Elders first. | Age before youth.

4 〔送別の辞〕 a farewell address.

5 〔芝居の最初の幕〕 a curtain-raiser.