Gist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Gist	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gist n the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work Synonym(s): effect, essence, burden, core, gist 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" Synonym(s): kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gist \Gist\, n. [OF. giste abode, lodgings, F. g[8c]te, fr. g[82]sir to lie, L. jac[?]re, prop., to be thrown, hence, to lie, fr. jac[?]re to throw. In the second sense fr. OF. gist, F. g[8c]t, 3d pers. sing. ind. of g[82]sir to lie, used in a proverb, F., c'est l[85] que g[8c]t le li[8a]vre, it is there that the hare lies, i. e., that is the point, the difficulty. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Agist}, {Joist}, n., {Gest} a stage in traveling.] 1. A resting place. [Obs.] These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places. --Holland. 2. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.