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- the|ur|gist «THEE ur jihst», noun.a person who believes in or practices theurgy.
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gist — [dʒıst] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Anglo French; Origin: it lies, it can be presented in a court of law , from Old French gesir to lie ] the gist the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written the gist of ▪ The gist of his argument is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Gist — Gist, n. [OF. giste abode, lodgings, F. g[^i]te, fr. g[ e]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[^i]t, 3d pers. sing. ind. of g[ e]sir to lie, used in a proverb, F.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the gist — the general or basic meaning of something said or written usually + of The gist of her argument was that the law was unfair. I didn t read the whole article, but I got the gist of it. [=I understood the main points of it] • • • Main Entry: ↑gist … Useful english dictionary
gist, the — [ dʒıst ] noun the main idea or most important point of something that someone has written or said: get/catch the gist of something: I only got the gist of what he was saying … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
