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gist(2)(dictionary)
gist(3)(dictionary)
gist(4)(dictionary)
gist(dictionary)

gist (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: 'it lies, it can be presented in a court of law', from Old French gesir 'to lie']
the gist
the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written
the gist of
::The gist of his argument is that full employment is impossible.
::Don't worry about all the details as long as you get the gist (=understand the main meaning) of it.