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How to pronounce “gist”

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Pronunciation guide for gist

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of gist with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: What Does "Wealth" Mean to You?and I got the basic gist of what she was saying.
Definition summary: (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

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What Does "Wealth" Mean to You?

and I got the basic gist of what she was saying.

[Noun]
(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
(countable, law, dated) The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.
(uncountable, Nigeria) Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this.
(programming) A sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.
[Verb]
(transitive) To extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize.
(intransitive, Nigeria) To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip.

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