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gist
     1. n. The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
     2. n. (legal, dated) The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
     3. n. (obsolete) Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.
     4. v. To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.

Example Sentences

In reality, the explanation is a bit more complicated than this, but you get the gist. 
I got the gist of what he was saying. 



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