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sidebar.

A short news story printed alongside a larger one.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A short news story printed alongside a larger one.

  2. A block of information placed at the side of a printed page.

  3. A block of information placed at the side of a webpage.

    Internet
  4. 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
  5. The place in the courtroom where such a conference happens.

    US
  6. An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.

  7. A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.

Where this word comes from

From side + bar.

verb
  1. To place (information) into a sidebar, or as if into a sidebar.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From side + bar.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.