noun
The Pre-Persons
Title of a 1974 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. Used as a proper noun referring to the work.
フィリップ・K・ディックの『人間以前』は1974年の短編小説です。
Philip K. Dick's 'The Pre-Persons' is a 1974 short story.
Compound of 人間 (human) and 以前 (before, previous). The title literally means 'before being human' or 'pre-human', referring to the story's theme.