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JLPT N3 Intermediate

紀元前

B.C. or B.C.E.

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Noun, Adverb

B.C. / B.C.E.

Marks time periods preceding the start of the Western calendar era, functioning exactly like BCE or BC.

Example

ピラミッド は 紀元前 2500 年 ごろ に 建てられました 。

The pyramids were built around 2500 B.C.

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紀元前
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B.C. or B.C.E.
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