gist

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Sep 7, 202600:01:34Arts

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 7, 2026 is: gist • \JIST\ • noun Gist , which almost always appears in the phrase “the gist,” refers to the general or basic meaning of something written or s...

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