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Default what is the meaning of "of"?

hello..actually i do not know exactly what is the meaning of "of" when it is appears at the beginning of a sentence.
for example " Of bunga telur and Balley shoes "..the "Of" there means what? Is it "a story of bunga telur and Balley shoes" or "Between bunga telur and Balley shoes". Is it a preposition? What type of preposition is it? Hope can give me a clear explaination. TQ
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hello..actually i do not know exactly what is the meaning of "of" when it is appears at the beginning of a sentence.
for example " Of bunga telur and Balley shoes "..the "Of" there means what? Is it "a story of bunga telur and Balley shoes" or "Between bunga telur and Balley shoes". Is it a preposition? What type of preposition is it? Hope can give me a clear explaination. TQ
Your first interpretation is correct. It is used instead of about. It is normally a literary usage, with perhaps the most famous example being John Steinbeck's classic book "Of Mice and Men".
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