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/d͡ʒɛsts/ · noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of gists (“a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress”)..
The pictured lives of martyr, or of saint, / Or gests of valorous knight
Use gests when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gests means (obsolete) Alternative form of gists (“a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress”)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The pictured lives of martyr, or of saint, / Or gests of valorous knight
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