All 3 Uses
gist
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Strength in What Remains
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- The gist seemed to be that she didn't believe he loved New York, and she wasn't sure if this would really help him.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- The gist of it went like this: "That's the only thing that would really help me, just to heal my brain, my mind, would be to sit down in a classroom.†
Chpt 1.5
- But usually both Charlie and Nancy would pick up the phone, and usually Deo got the gist of what Charlie said.†
Chpt 1.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(gist) the main point(s) of a more detailed matter
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In law, gist can refer to grounds for a legal action.