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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The side of a road or path.

   "Many wild flowers grew on the wayside."

2. 2
   edge of a way or road or path wordnet
3. 3
   A rest area.

Adjective

1. 1
   Situated near the side of a road or path. not-comparable

   "We stopped at a wayside pub."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A sitio in the barangay of Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Synonyms

All synonyms

roadside

Example

More examples

"That tradition has fallen by the wayside."

Etymology

From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.

Related phrases

fall by the waysidego by the waysidewayside crosswayside pulpitrest area

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