Gists

//d͡ʒɪsts// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. obsolete, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    plural of gist form-of, plural
  3. 3
    plural of GIST form-of, plural

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Etymology

Etymology 1

From gist + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum).

Etymology 2

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

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