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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of gists (“a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress”). alt-of, alternative, obsolete, plural, plural-only

   "The pictured lives of martyr, or of saint, / Or gests of valorous knight"

2. 2
   plural of gest form-of, plural

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Gest form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

accomplished factaccomplishmentachievementactactaaction

Example

More examples

"The pictured lives of martyr, or of saint, / Or gests of valorous knight"

Etymology

Etymology 1

A variant of gists (etymology 1).

Etymology 2

From gest + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns).

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