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Word of the day
for November 14
gist n
  1. (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
  2. (countable, law, dated) The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.
  3. (uncountable, Nigeria) Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this.

gist v

  1. (transitive) To extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize.
  2. (intransitive, Nigeria) To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip. [...]
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