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Definition
the main point(s) of a more detailed matter
or:
law: the grounds for a legal action
or:
law: the grounds for a legal action
- That is the gist of my article.Book 2 — An Unfortunate Gathering (49% in)
- We will not reproduce his speech word for word, but will only summarize the gist of it.Book 8 — Mitya (9% in)
There are no more uses of "gist" in The Brothers Karamazov.
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