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aside

adv
/əˈsaɪd/

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.

  1. derived from on sīdan
  2. derived from on side
  3. inherited from aside

Definitions

  1. To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

    • Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.
    • But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.
    • […] and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

  2. Excluded from consideration.

    • joking aside
    • unusual circumstances aside

  3. Not in perfect symmetry

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

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible…

      An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.

    2. A minor related mention, an afterthought.

      • As an aside, and for consideration, the great religions of the world seem to be jealously guarded, run and administered by the men-folk.

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Derived

all jokes aside, all joking aside, all kidding aside, aside from, asideness, brush aside, cast aside, jokes aside, kidding aside, lay aside, leave aside, pull aside, pull one aside, push aside, put aside, set-aside, set aside, stand aside, step aside, sweep aside, take one aside, throw aside, turn aside, wave aside, as an aside

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at aside. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01aside02perfect03flaw04fissure05skin06protective07protect08reserved

A definitional loop anchored at aside. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at aside

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA