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aside

noun

a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
a message that departs from the main subject
Synonyms: digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis

adverb

on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
out of the way (especially away from one''s thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
Synonyms: away
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
in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one''s face"; "glanced away"
Synonyms: away
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
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: away, by