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- じょ【序】*preface/préfəs/ 〖C〗序文.¶ → 序する* * *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.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.