GIST


Meaning of GIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjist ]

noun

Etymology: Anglo-French, it lies, from gisir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacēre — more at adjacent

Date: circa 1711

1. : the ground of a legal action

2. : the main point or part : essence

the gist of an argument

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.