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gist

Nouns

• (n) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work burden, essence, effect, core,
• (n) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  • the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  • the nub of the story
  essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, substance, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow, centre,

Synonyms

burden essence effect core heart and soul inwardness nitty-gritty pith substance kernel meat nub sum center heart marrow centre

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