gist
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(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
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Synonyms: burden, core, effect, essence |
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Related Words: import, meaning, significance, signification |
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(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the nub of the story" |
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Synonyms: center, core, essence, heart, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
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Related Words: cognitive content, content, hypostasis, mental object, quintessence, stuff |
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