GIST


Meaning of GIST in English

[gist] n [AF, it lies, fr. MF, fr. gesir to lie, ultim. fr. L jacere--more at adjacent] (ca. 1711) 1: the ground of a legal action

2: the main point or part: essence "the ~ of an argument"

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