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aside

Pronunciation: /əˈsaɪd/

The English word “aside” has 6 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
  2. Excluded from consideration.

adjective

  1. Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.

noun

  1. An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
  2. A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
  3. A minor related mention, an afterthought.

Etymology

From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.

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