opposite side vs other side

opposite side

noun
  • A side, party (e.g. a team or armed force) seen as adversary, enemy etc. opposite one (or more) other(s), as in a battle or team sports competition. 

other side

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see other, side. 

  • The afterlife, as a supernatural realm inhabited by spirits of deceased people. 

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