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English noun: gist | |||
| 1. | gist (communication) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | ||
| Synonyms | burden, core, effect, essence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | import, meaning, significance, signification | ||
| 2. | gist (cognition) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
| Samples | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
| Synonyms | center, centre, core, essence, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
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