side by side

/saɪd baɪ saɪd/
/saɪd baɪ saɪd/
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Definitions of side by side
  1. adjective
    nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
    “our rooms were side by side”
    synonyms: adjacent, next
    close
    at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
  2. adjective
    closely related or associated
    “a city in which communism and democracy had to live side by side”
    synonyms:
    related, related to
    being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
Pronunciation
US
/saɪd baɪ saɪd/
UK
/saɪd baɪ saɪd/
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