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noun (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial) The essence or core of something; the details.
He gave a short summary without getting into the of the problem.
Etymology: Uncertain, said to have been used at first by black jazz musicians, perhaps ultimately from nit and grits (finely ground corn), from Old English grytta (coarse meal).


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