Plural of 'aside': remarks or comments made in a low voice so others don't hear, or theatrical lines spoken directly to the audience; third-person singular present of the verb 'to aside'.
From Old English 'on side' (on the side), which contracted to 'aside.' The plural simply adds '-s'. In theater, the 'aside' became a famous dramatic device especially popular in Elizabethan and Renaissance plays.
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