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gist
- Main Entry:
- gist

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈjist\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Anglo-French, it lies, from gisir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacēre
— more at adjacent
- Date:
- circa 1711
1
: the ground of a legal action
2
: the main point or part : essence <the gist of an argument>
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