"gist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɪst/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-gist.ogg [General-American] Forms: gists [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: The noun is derived from Old French gist, a noun use of the third person singular indicative of gesir (“to lie down”) (modern French gésir; compare Anglo-Norman (cest) action gist (literally “(law) (this) action lies”)), from Latin iacēre, the present active infinitive of iaceō (“to lie down, lie prostrate, recline”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”) (probably in the sense of something being thrown down). The verb is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(H)yeh₁-}}, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{der|en|fro|gist}} Old French gist, {{glossary|third person}} third person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{m|fro|gesir|t=to lie down}} gesir (“to lie down”), {{cog|fr|gésir}} French gésir, {{cog|xno|(cest) action gist|lit=(law) (this) action lies}} Anglo-Norman (cest) action gist (literally “(law) (this) action lies”), {{sup|3}} ³, {{der|en|la|iacēre}} Latin iacēre, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|active}} active, {{glossary|infinitive}} infinitive, {{m|la|iaceō|t=to lie down, lie prostrate, recline}} iaceō (“to lie down, lie prostrate, recline”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(H)yeh₁-|t=to throw}} Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”), {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gist (countable and uncountable, plural gists)
  1. (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith. Tags: countable Synonyms: essence, quintessence, gist Translations (main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith): същина́ (sǎštiná) [feminine] (Bulgarian), съ́щност (sǎ́štnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), essència [feminine] (Catalan), 大要 (dàyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 要點 (Chinese Mandarin), 要点 (yàodiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 要旨 (yàozhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), podstata [feminine] (Czech), essens c kvintessens [common-gender] (Danish), essentie (Dutch), grote lijnen [plural] (Dutch), kerngedachte (Dutch), olennainen (Finnish), pääsisältö (Finnish), ydin (Finnish), essentiel [masculine] (French), cerna (Galician), cerne (Galician), არსი (arsi) (Georgian), დედაარსი (dedaarsi) (Georgian), დედააზრი (dedaazri) (Georgian), Hauptinhalt [masculine] (German), Hauptpunkt [masculine] (German), Kern [masculine] (German), Kernaussage [feminine] (German), Quintessenz [feminine] (German), Wesentliche [neuter] (German), κεντρική ιδέα (kentrikí idéa) [feminine] (Greek), ουσία (ousía) [feminine] (Greek), עיקר (ikar) [masculine] (Hebrew), lényeg (Hungarian), aðalatriði [neuter] (Icelandic), kjarni [masculine] (Icelandic), essenza [feminine] (Italian), sostanza (Italian), succo [masculine] (Italian), 要旨 (yōshi) (alt: ようし) (Japanese), 要点 (yōten) (alt: ようてん) (Japanese), 핵심 (haeksim) (Korean), срж (srž) [feminine] (Macedonian), су́штина (súština) [feminine] (Macedonian), matū (Maori), ngako (Maori), baza [feminine] (Polish), âmago [masculine] (Portuguese), essência [feminine] (Portuguese), essencial (Portuguese), смысл (smysl) [masculine] (Russian), су́щность (súščnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), суть (sutʹ) [feminine] (Russian), brìgh [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), esencia (Spanish), kontenta [common-gender] (Swedish), ana fikir (Turkish), öz (Turkish), özet (Turkish), mấu chốt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-gist-en-noun-wn6tDw92 Disambiguation of 'main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith': 81 14 5
  2. (countable, law, dated) The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen. Tags: countable, dated Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-gist-en-noun-0N2LkZEo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 27 27 12 14 16 Topics: law
  3. (uncountable, Nigeria) Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this. Tags: Nigeria, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gist-en-noun-Cb0vPQDx Categories (other): Nigerian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 27 27 12 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: brass tacks, core, crux, deets [slang], details, essence, gist, gravamen, heart, heart and soul, inwardness [obsolete], kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts [idiomatic], pith [figuratively], punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, tenor

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒɪst/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-gist.ogg [General-American] Forms: gists [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: From Middle English giste, geste (“resting or stopping place, hostel, lodgings; food, refreshment; (figurative) seat of the soul”), from Old French giste (“resting place”) (modern French gîte (“lodging, shelter; self-catering holiday home”)), a noun use of the past participle form of gesir (“to lie down”): see etymology 1. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|giste}} Middle English giste, {{m|enm|geste|t=resting or stopping place, hostel, lodgings; food, refreshment; (figurative) seat of the soul}} geste (“resting or stopping place, hostel, lodgings; food, refreshment; (figurative) seat of the soul”), {{der|en|fro|giste|t=resting place}} Old French giste (“resting place”), {{cog|fr|gîte|t=lodging, shelter; self-catering holiday home}} French gîte (“lodging, shelter; self-catering holiday home”), {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{glossary|past}} past, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{m|fro|gesir|t=to lie down}} gesir (“to lie down”), {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{en-noun}} gist (plural gists)
  1. (obsolete) A stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: gest Derived forms: gists (english: roll reciting the several stages of a royal progress)
    Sense id: en-gist-en-noun-siXIqmWM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 27 27 12 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Synonyms: brass tacks, core, crux, deets [slang], details, essence, gist, gravamen, heart, heart and soul, inwardness [obsolete], kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts [idiomatic], pith [figuratively], punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, tenor

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒɪst/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-gist.ogg [General-American] Forms: gists [present, singular, third-person], gisting [participle, present], gisted [participle, past], gisted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: The noun is derived from Old French gist, a noun use of the third person singular indicative of gesir (“to lie down”) (modern French gésir; compare Anglo-Norman (cest) action gist (literally “(law) (this) action lies”)), from Latin iacēre, the present active infinitive of iaceō (“to lie down, lie prostrate, recline”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”) (probably in the sense of something being thrown down). The verb is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(H)yeh₁-}}, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{der|en|fro|gist}} Old French gist, {{glossary|third person}} third person, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{glossary|indicative}} indicative, {{m|fro|gesir|t=to lie down}} gesir (“to lie down”), {{cog|fr|gésir}} French gésir, {{cog|xno|(cest) action gist|lit=(law) (this) action lies}} Anglo-Norman (cest) action gist (literally “(law) (this) action lies”), {{sup|3}} ³, {{der|en|la|iacēre}} Latin iacēre, {{glossary|present}} present, {{glossary|active}} active, {{glossary|infinitive}} infinitive, {{m|la|iaceō|t=to lie down, lie prostrate, recline}} iaceō (“to lie down, lie prostrate, recline”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(H)yeh₁-|t=to throw}} Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”), {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{en-verb}} gist (third-person singular simple present gists, present participle gisting, simple past and past participle gisted)
  1. (transitive) To extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize. Tags: transitive Synonyms: condense, précis
    Sense id: en-gist-en-verb-fKJDZape Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 27 27 12 14 16
  2. (intransitive, Nigeria) To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip. Tags: Nigeria, intransitive
    Sense id: en-gist-en-verb-Za4i696F Categories (other): Nigerian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 27 27 12 14 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "I don't wanna belabor my point; I'm sure you get the gist.",
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          "ref": "1948, Carl Sandburg, “Store We Up therefore Patience”, in Remembrance Rock, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace & World, →OCLC, part 2, page 103",
          "text": "Should they live and build their church in the American wilderness, their worst dangers would rise in and among themselves rather than outside. That was the gist of the lesson from their pastor and \"wellwiller\" John Robinson.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Baruch Halpern, “Sisera and Old Lace: The Case of Deborah and Yael”, in The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History, San Francisco, Calif.: Harper & Row, part 1 (Romance and Historiography: Two Cases of Historiography in Microcosm), page 97",
          "text": "The gists of the reports, however, their logic, their structural coherence, are molded by a concern to reconstruct the past, by antiquarian interest.",
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          "ref": "1994 July 15 (first performance), Nicky Silver, “The Food Chain”, in Etiquette and Vitriol, The Food Chain and Other Plays, New York, N.Y.: Theatre Communications Group, published November 1996, scene i (Amanda), page 10",
          "text": "And the work was going very well. I was really just vomiting images like spoiled sushi (that may be an ill-considered metaphor, but you get my gist).",
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter V, in David McDuff, transl., Crime and Punishment, revised edition, London: Penguin Books, part 2, page 183",
          "text": "I don't remember his exact words, but the gist of it was that he wanted it all for nothing, as quickly as possible, without any effort.",
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          "ref": "2004, Paul Dehn Carleton, “Un- to CONSCIOUSness”, in Concepts: A ProtoTheist Quest for Science-minded Skeptics of Catholic, and Other Christian, Jewish & Muslim Backgrounds, Pontiac, Mich.: Carleton House, part II (Science Concepts), page 131",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎštiná",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "същина́"
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
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          "roman": "sǎ́štnost",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        },
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        },
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          "roman": "dàyào",
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          "word": "大要"
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "要點"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yàodiǎn",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "要点"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yàozhǐ",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "要旨"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "podstata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "essentie"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "grote lijnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "kerngedachte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "olennainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "pääsisältö"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "ydin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "essentiel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "cerna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "cerne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "arsi",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "არსი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dedaarsi",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "დედაარსი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "dedaazri",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "დედააზრი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hauptinhalt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hauptpunkt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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            "neuter"
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "kentrikí idéa",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ousía",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ikar",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "עיקר"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "lényeg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "aðalatriði"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kjarni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "essenza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "sostanza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "succo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "alt": "ようし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yōshi",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yōten",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "haeksim",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "핵심"
        },
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "srž",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "срж"
        },
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
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          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "baza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "âmago"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "essência"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "essencial"
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "smysl",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "смысл"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "súščnostʹ",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sutʹ",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "суть"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "brìgh"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "81 14 5",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
          "word": "mấu chốt"
        }
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          "ref": "1839, John Bouvier, “GIST”, in A Law Dictionary, […], volumes I (A–K), Philadelphia, Pa.: T. & J. W. Johnson, […], successors to Nicklin & Johnson, […], →OCLC, page 445, column 1",
          "text": "But it is observable that the substance or gist of the action is not always the principal cause of the plaintiff's complaint in point of fact, nor that on which he recovers all or the greatest part of his damages. It frequently happens that upon that part of his declaration which contains the substance or gist of the action he recovers nominal damages, and he gets his principal satisfaction on account of matters altogether collateral thereto.",
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        "Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this."
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        [
          "rumour",
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        ],
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          "instance#Noun"
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        "(uncountable, Nigeria) Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this."
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        "Nigeria",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "soul"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "spirit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "stuff"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "substance"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "tenor"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎštiná",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "същина́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎ́štnost",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "съ́щност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "essència"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàyào",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "大要"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "要點"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yàodiǎn",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "要点"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yàozhǐ",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "要旨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "podstata"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "essens c kvintessens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "essentie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "grote lijnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "kerngedachte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "olennainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "pääsisältö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "ydin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "essentiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "cerna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "cerne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "arsi",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "არსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dedaarsi",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "დედაარსი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "dedaazri",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "დედააზრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hauptinhalt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hauptpunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kernaussage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Quintessenz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Wesentliche"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kentrikí idéa",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κεντρική ιδέα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ousía",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ουσία"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ikar",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עיקר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "lényeg"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "aðalatriði"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjarni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "essenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "sostanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "succo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōshi",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "要旨"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ようてん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōten",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "要点"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "haeksim",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "핵심"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "srž",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "срж"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "súština",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "су́штина"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "matū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "ngako"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "baza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "âmago"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "essência"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "essencial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smysl",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смысл"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "súščnostʹ",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "су́щность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sutʹ",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "суть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brìgh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "esencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kontenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "ana fikir"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "öz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "özet"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter — see also crux, essence, pith",
      "word": "mấu chốt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gist"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(H)yeh₁-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪst",
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      "name": "root"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "1": "singular"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "xno",
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      "args": {
        "1": "3"
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      "expansion": "³",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "expansion": "Latin iacēre",
      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "active",
      "name": "glossary"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "glossary"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "verb"
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      "args": {
        "1": "2"
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      "expansion": "²",
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      "form": "gists",
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        "present",
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      "form": "gisting",
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        "participle",
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    {
      "form": "gisted",
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      ]
    },
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1872 August 7, J. H. Hoose, “Professional Instruction in Normal Schools”, in The Addresses and Journal of Proceedings of the National Educational Association, Session of the Year 1872, at Boston, Massachusetts, Peoria, Ill.: N. C. Nason, […] [for the National Education Association], published 1873, →OCLC, page 201",
          "text": "There are two general ways of getting information, and these two general ways may be summed up in this: take one branch of study and its principles are all gisted, they have been gisted by the accumulated thought of years gone by. These gisted thoughts are axioms, or received principles, and the pupils of the day take these axioms or principles, and accept them as facts, and apply them to this, that or the other individual case.",
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        }
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        "To extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize."
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          "extract",
          "extract#Verb"
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        [
          "present",
          "present#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "main",
          "main#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "idea",
          "idea"
        ],
        [
          "substance",
          "substance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "essential",
          "essential#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "parts",
          "part#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "document",
          "document#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "writing",
          "writing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "abridge",
          "abridge"
        ],
        [
          "summarize",
          "summarize"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "condense"
        },
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          "word": "précis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "Nigerian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "talk",
          "talk#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "idly",
          "idly"
        ],
        [
          "chat",
          "chat#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "gossip",
          "gossip#Verb"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, Nigeria) To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria",
        "intransitive"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/d͡ʒɪst/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪst"
    },
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}

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    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪst",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪst/1 syllable"
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  "derived": [
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      "english": "roll reciting the several stages of a royal progress",
      "word": "gists"
    }
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        "3": "giste"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "A stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest."
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪst"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/En-us-gist.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gest"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "brass tacks"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "core"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "crux"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "deets"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "details"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "essence"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "gist"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "gravamen"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "heart"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "heart and soul"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "inwardness"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "kernel"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "marrow"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "meat"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "nitty-gritty"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "nub"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "nuts and bolts"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ],
      "word": "pith"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "punctum saliens"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "quintessence"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "soul"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "spirit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "stuff"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "substance"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:gist",
      "word": "tenor"
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}

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