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Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
long ago; already; a long time ago
usually written using kana alone
Used to emphasize that something happened or was the case well before the present moment. Often used in the adverbial form とっくに.
See also: とっくに
He went home a long time ago.
I heard that story ages ago.
Expressions
- とっくのとうa long time ago; long since