もとより

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of もとより – see the following entries.
素より
from the outset, first
固より
(Classical Japanese) in the first place; all along
(Classical Japanese) no doubt
(This term, もとより (motoyori), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

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