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Kotomora

のみならず

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み
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Meanings

1

expression

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as

Formal/literary equivalent of だけでなく. Used to add another element, often with a following も or さえ.

See also: だけでなく

2

expression, conjunction

furthermore; besides; moreover; what's more

Used at the beginning of a sentence to add information, similar to さらに or そのうえ. Formal register.