ASL Sign Language Dictionary

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gist

How to sign: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story";

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core in ASL Watch how to sign core in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, pith, kernel, substance, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow

Categories: cognitive content, content, mental object

Within this category: bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff

gist

How to sign: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

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Similiar / Same: essence, burden, effect, core

Categories: import, meaning, significance, signification

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