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Sidebar
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- 1 A short news story printed alongside a larger one.
- 2 a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story wordnet
- 3 A block of information placed at the side of a printed page.
"The tables in the sidebar can be used to determine “average” height and weight, and to provide a slight random variation if desired."
- 4 (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing wordnet
- 5 A block of information placed at the side of a webpage. Internet
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- 6 A short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the hearing of the jury and the spectators at the court. US
- 7 The place in the courtroom where such a conference happens. US
- 8 An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.
"Well, when Charlotte had her mini-death, she went to Hell. Forest haunted her Hell loop and now is haunting her nightmares -- which, sidebar, Dan is also a part of, so things are heating up."
- 9 A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.
"May we have a moment to discuss your proposition? Sidebar! Let's pick a topic. Sidebar!"
- 1 To place (information) into a sidebar, or as if into a sidebar. transitive
"Morgan "One of them was called Alexandria and then there was a place called the Kingdom. It actually had a king." Althea "A king?" Morgan "Even had a pet tiger." Althea "All right, we're gonna have to sidebar that one. These settlements, were they good places to live?""
Etymology
From side + bar.
From side + bar.
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