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IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/

Adverb

archaic not-comparable with present-tense constructions with past-tense constructions

(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance. / (with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time. / (television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

Japanese Meaning

まず最初に、あるいは前もって（現代では古語的な用法） / 以前に、かつて（過去の出来事を示す文脈で） / テレビ番組において、前のエピソードを振り返ってまとめる意味で用いられる

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Previously he kneels before the council and swears his oath, whereupon the ceremony begins.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

まず彼は評議会の前にひざまずいて誓いを立て、その後儀式が始まる。

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Sense（1）

(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.

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Sense（2）

(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.

The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.

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Sense（3）

(television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

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