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Definition of nitty-gritty

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"

Similar Words: kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum

Hyponyms: bare bones, hypostasis, quiddity, haecceity, quintessence, stuff

Derivational Morphology: summate

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