English abbreviation dictionary - gist
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~ n the gist the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written + of (The gist of his argument is that full employment is impossible.) get the gist (=understand the main meaning of something) (Don't worry about all the details as long as you get the gist of it.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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The gist of a speech, conversation, or piece of writing is its general meaning. He related the gist of his conversation to Naseby. N-SING: the N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Anglo-French, it lies, from gisir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacere — more at adjacent Date: circa 1711 1. the ground of a legal action 2. the main point or part ; essence the ~ of an argument ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 the substance or essence of a matter. 2 Law the real ground of an action etc. Etymology: OF, 3rd sing. pres. of gesir lie f. L jacere ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun суть, сущность; главный пункт the gist of the story - основное содержание рассказа Syn: see kernel ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1711, from Fr., from O.Fr. gist en "it consists in, it lies in" (third pers. sing. pres. indicative of gйsir "to lie"), from L. jacet "it lies;" found in Anglo-Fr. legalese, especially cest action gist "this action lies," meaning "this case is sustainable by law." Extended sense of "essence" first recorded 1823. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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