Definition of 'A-side'

A-side

Word forms: plural A-sides

countable noun

The A-side of a record that has been released as a single is the main song on it. You can also refer to the side of the record that contains this song as the A-side. Compare B-side.

A-side in British

noun

the side of a gramophone record regarded as the more important one

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Definition of A-side from the Collins English Dictionary

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