Aside

adv.	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. Thou shalt set aside that which is full. - 2 Kings iv. 4. But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. - Shak. The flames were blown aside. - Dryden.
	2.	Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts.
	3.	So as to be heard by others; privately. Then lords and ladies spake aside. - Sir W. Scott. 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.
n.	1.	Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.

Noun	1.	aside - a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
	2.	aside - a message that departs from the main subject Synonyms: digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis
Adv.	1.	aside - on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
	2.	aside - out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" Synonyms: away
	3.	aside - not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" Synonyms: apart
	4.	aside - in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" Synonyms: away
	5.	aside - placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" Synonyms: apart
	6.	aside - in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" Synonyms: by, away

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