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What does 'gist' mean when you get the 'gist' of a paper or article?
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∙ 9y ago
The gist of something means: a general idea of its essential contents, the main substance of what has been written or main theme of written writes.
So if you 'get the gist' of something, you have grasped the main point(s).
"Just give me the gist' means "I don't want all the details, just give me a (very!)
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