sidebox

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noun

A box placed alongside the main text in a book, etc. containing further related text.

Similar
sidebartext box
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounsidebox (plural sideboxes)

plural sideboxes

  1. mediaA box placed alongside the main text in a book, etc. containing further related text.

    Synonyms: sidebar, text box

  2. A box set in the side of a theatre's auditorium.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA box placed alongside the main text in a book, etc. containing further related text.

Similar
sidebartext box
Also see
sidebartext box

Origin

From side + box; compare sidebar.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch kader, tekstvak
  • kaderboxed text alongside main text
  • tekstvakboxed text alongside main text
French encadré
  • encadréboxed text alongside main text
German Kasten, Textbox
  • Kastenboxed text alongside main text
  • Textboxboxed text alongside main text
Cite this entry
APA

sidebox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidebox

MLA

“sidebox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidebox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidebox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidebox.

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