| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·long·side |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -lông s d, -l ng- |
| ADVERB: | Along, near, at, or to the side: stood with a bodyguard alongside; honked and drove up alongside. | | PREPOSITION: | By the side of; side by side with. | | USAGE NOTE: | Both alongside and alongside of are acceptable as prepositions: The barge lay alongside (or alongside of) the pier.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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