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gist

/ˈdʒɪst/JIST
/ˈdʒɪst/JIST

Meaningit lies

Common meaning: essential point of an argument

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchgistsource
  2. Frenchgitesource
  3. Englishgist‘essential point of an argument’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French gist ‘it lies’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry GIST, p. 234 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • gist Old French “it lies”

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