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side by side

si·de·by·side

US/ˈsaɪdbaɪˈsaɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

  • “had adjacent rooms”
  • “in the next room”
  • “the person sitting next to me”
  • “our rooms were side by side”
2.

closely related or associated

  • “a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side”
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Origin

From side + by + side.

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