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nitty-gritty
Definitions of
nitty-gritty
noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
synonyms:
center
,
centre
,
core
,
essence
,
gist
,
heart
,
heart and soul
,
inwardness
,
kernel
,
marrow
,
meat
,
nub
,
pith
,
substance
,
sum
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bare bones
(plural) the most basic facts or elements
hypostasis
(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
haecceity
,
quiddity
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
quintessence
the purest and most concentrated essence of something
stuff
a critically important or characteristic component
type of:
cognitive content
,
content
,
mental object
the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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