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Pronunciation : Be*sides", Be*side"
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [OE. Same as beside, prep.; the ending -s is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.]
Definition : 1. On one side. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.

2. More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition. The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides Gen. xix. 12. To all beside, as much an empty shade, An Eugene living, as a C?sar dead. Pope.

Note: These sentences may be considered as elliptical.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Be*sides
Part of Speech : prep.
Definition : Defn: Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to; other than; else than. See Beside, prep., 3, and Syn. under Beside. Besides your cheer, you shall have sport. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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