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gist
noun
the gist of his speech:
essence, substance, quintessence, main idea/theme, central idea/theme, nub, core, heart, heart of the matter, nucleus, kernel, pith, marrow, meat, burden, crux, important point;
thrust, direction, drift, sense, meaning, significance, import;
informal nitty-gritty.
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