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(gist) 1 syllables

Definition

noun. the main point or essence of something.

Example Sentence

What was the gist of his speech?

More Example Sentences

He explained the gist of the lesson.

Synonyms

essence; core; main idea

Antonyms

vague; nothing; nothingness

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gist
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Rhymes

  • chryst
  • cist
  • crist
  • cyst
  • fist
  • frist
  • ghrist
  • gist
  • grist
  • hissed
  • kissed
  • kist
  • krist
  • list
  • liszt
  • midst
  • missed
  • mist
  • nist
  • pissed
  • quist
  • rist
  • schist
  • twist
  • wist
  • wrist

  • assist
  • baptiste
  • consist
  • delist
  • desist
  • dismissed
  • enlist
  • exist
  • insist
  • persist
  • resist
  • subsist

  • coexist
  • preexist
  • reminisced
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