"other side" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-other side.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} other side
  1. (idiomatic, usually preceded by the and sometimes capitalized) The afterlife, as a supernatural realm inhabited by spirits of deceased people. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Afterlife
    Sense id: en-other_side-en-noun-7DEmvil5 Disambiguation of Afterlife: 65 33 2
  2. (UK, slang, dated) The other television channel (when only two were available). Tags: UK, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-other_side-en-noun-0SD5WYW3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English singularia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 55 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 66 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 62 16 Disambiguation of English singularia tantum: 13 69 18 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 72 14
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see other, side.
    Sense id: en-other_side-en-noun-QcT~7Rec

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for other side meaning in English (4.2kB)

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