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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - gist

 
 

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Gist

gist
~ 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.)
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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
2.
   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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  сущность (изобретения) ...
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  noun суть, сущность; главный пункт the gist of the story - основное содержание рассказа Syn: see kernel ...
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  hum. gen. abbr. Genome Informatics System of Transputers mil. abbr. Graphic Intelligence Support Terminal educ. abbr. Georgia Interactive Statewide Telecommunications ...
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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. ...
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