sidebar
Americannoun
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a typographically distinct section of a page, as in a book or magazine, that amplifies or highlights the main text.
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a conference between the judge and lawyers out of the presence of the jury.
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a subordinate or incidental issue, remark, activity, etc.
noun
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(in a newspaper, website, etc) a short article placed alongside and providing additional information about a longer one
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any subsidiary or supplementary thing
Etymology
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