asides

Noun

aside (plural asides)

1. An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
2. A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
3. A minor related mention, an afterthought.
   • This, then, is what we have done up to now in this book. (As I have been doing right along) may I make an aside? (An aside is a part in an old-time play or movie in which an actor steps out of character to say something to the audience of a semi-private or semi-confidential nature about the play.)...2004 Ophiel, The Art and Practice of Caballa Magic, page 130

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