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Etymology

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From Middle English see-syde, sey-syde, see syde, se side, equivalent to sea +‎ side.

Noun

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seaside (plural seasides)

  1. (chiefly UK) The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or cliffs
    This summer, I'm going to the seaside at Weymouth - I'm very excited about it!
    • 1907, John A. Glover-Kind (lyrics and music), “I Do Like To be Beside the Seaside”:
      I do like to be beside the seaside!
      Oh, I do like to be beside the sea!
      I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom,
      While the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom!
    • 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128:
      James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.
    • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:
      The arrival of the railway turned this isolated fishing village into a popular seaside destination for Victorians who came to breathe fresh sea air, clear their lungs or take the waters.

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seaside (not comparable)

  1. Related to a seaside.

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