gist
gist
nounDefinition of GIST
the central part or aspect of something under consideration <didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation>
Synonyms bottom line, bull's-eye, centerpiece, core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum
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