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gist
Synonyms:

bottom line, bull's-eye, burden, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, heart, import, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, substance, sum.

Related Words:

bearing, core, drift, force, idea, keynote, pith, score, sense, short, significance, subject, summary, tenor, theme, topic, upshot.

Origin:

1720–30; <Anglo-French (cest action) gist (this matter) lies, 3rd singular present indicative of Anglo-French, Old French gesir to lie ≪ Latin jacēre. Dictionary 2: C18: from Anglo-French, as in cest action gist en this action consists in, literally: lies in, from Old French gésir to lie, from Latin jacēre, from jacere to throw. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of gist: 1632. History and Etymology for gist: Anglo-French, it lies, from gisir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacēre — more at adjacent. —Merriam-Webster.

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