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Definitions for: Nitty-gritty [n] 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"
Synonyms: center, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, substance, sum
See Also: cognitive content, content, haecceity, hypostasis, mental object, quiddity, quintessence, stuff
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