• n.
    ⦿the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    lexical concept
  • the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  • the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  • the nub of the story

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:center
  2. enl:essence
  3. enl:nitty-gritty
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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
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  • centercentrecoreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnesskernelmarrowmeatnitty-grittynubpithsubstancesum
  • gistheart and soulkernelmeatnitty-grittynubpith