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gist

/dʒɪst/

US pronunciation
American sound/dʒɪst/
gist
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> gist

Myanmar meaning

(n) အကျဉ်းချုပ်။လိုရင်း။

Full entry

gist / dɜÇst / n the gist [sing]

အကျဉ်းချုပ်။ လိုရင်း။ get (ie understand) the gist of an argument/ a con- versation a book ❍ I missed the prime minister's speech on television __ can you give me the gist of what he said?

More examples
  • gist / dɜÇst / n the gist [sing] အကျဉ်းချုပ်။ လိုရင်း။ get (ie understand) the gist of an argument/ a con- versation a book
  • I missed the prime minister's speech on television __ can you give me the gist of what he said?
Synonyms
general idea, substance, idea, general picture, essence, basis, bearing, bottom line, burden, core, drift, force, heart, import, kernel, keynote, marrow, matter, meaning, meat, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty gritty, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, pith, point, punch line, quintessence, score, sense, short, significance, soul, spirit, stuff, subject, summary, tenor, theme, thrust, topic, upshot
Antonyms
exterior, exteriority, insignificance, meaninglessness, outside, surface
Cross references
general ideasubstanceideageneral pictureessencebasisbearingbottom lineburdencoredriftforceheartimportkernelkeynotemarrowmattermeaningmeatname of the gamenature of the beastnitty grittynubnucleusnuts and boltspithpoint
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