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aside definition

aside (ə sīd′)

adverb

  1. on or to one side pull the curtains aside
  2. away; in reserve put the book aside for me
  3. out of the way; out of one's mind lay the proposal aside temporarily
  4. ☆ apart; notwithstanding joking aside, I mean it

Etymology: ME < on side: see a- & side

noun

  1. words spoken by an actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other actors
  2. a written digression a novelist's aside to the reader
aside Idioms

aside from

☆
  1. with the exception of
  2. apart from; besides

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