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   gist

   /dʒɪst/

   noun

   • 1. the substance or general meaning of a speech or text: "it was hard to get the gist of Pedro's talk"
   • 2. the real point of an action: "damage is the gist of the action and without it the plaintiff must fail"
   • 3. chat or gossip: Nigerian "I decided to spend the night at his place catching up on all the gist from the wedding"

   verb

   • 1. engage in chat or gossip: Nigerian "I need a good friend I can always gist with"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Old French, third person singular present tense of gesir ‘to lie’, from Latin jacere. The Anglo-French legal phrase cest action gist ‘this action lies’ denoted that there were sufficient grounds to proceed; gist was adopted into English denoting the grounds themselves (gist (sense 2 of the noun)).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGIST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The meaning of GIST is the ground of a legal action. How to use gist in a sentence. Did you know?

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGIST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”. synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum. see more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgist noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   gist (of something) the main or general meaning of a piece of writing, a speech or a conversation. to get (= understand) the gist of an argument. I missed the beginning of the lecture—can you give me the gist of what he said? I'm afraid I don't quite follow your gist (= what you really mean).

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   Gist definition: the main or essential part of a matter. See examples of GIST used in a sentence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGIST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'gist' Word Frequency. gist. (dʒɪst ) singular noun. The gist of a speech, conversation, or piece of writing is its general meaning. He related the gist of his conversation to Naseby. Synonyms: essence, meaning, point, idea More Synonyms of gist. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.