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aside
A	noun
	1	digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
			a message that departs from the main subject
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
	2	aside
			a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚matter ╚text; textual matter ╚line ╚actor's line; speech; words ╚aside
B	adverb
	1	apart, 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"

	2	aside, by, away
			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"

	3	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"

	4	aside, away
			out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"

	5	aside, apart
			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"

	6	away, aside
			in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"

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