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aside

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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Aside \A*side"\, adv. [Pref. a- + side.]
     1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or
        direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the
        way; apart.
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              Thou shalt set aside that which is full. --2 Kings
                                                    iv. 4.
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              But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.
                                                    --Shak.
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              The flames were blown aside.          --Dryden.
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     2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy
        thoughts. "Lay aside every weight." --Heb. xii. 1.
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     3. So as to be heard by others; privately.
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              Then lords and ladies spake aside.    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     To set aside (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or
        operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a
        superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, to set
        aside a verdict or a judgment.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
  Aside \A*side"\, n.
     Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer
     which the other players are not supposed to hear.
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