PITH

(noun) 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 , centre , core , essence , gist , heart , heart and soul , inwardness , kernel , marrow , meat , nitty-gritty , nub , substance , sum
We finally understood the pith of his argument. -added by naila_inlas
The marrow of the lawyer's argument was that the defendant had committed the crime and needed to be punished severely. -added by naila_inlas
There's not a kernel of truth in what they say. -added by nithi
the kernel of your argument seems to be the inevitability of the division of that nation along ethnic lines -added by nithi
(noun) soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
The pith of the plant was infected with a disease. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) remove the pith from (a plant)
The horticulturist tried to pith the plant. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for pith

(Tag: ) pith : pithaji(father in hindi)essential or central part of the family
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(Tag: ) pith sounds like "peeth" which is central to the body hence pith means important, central or essential part of something
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(Tag: English) think of brad pitt he's a very important part of hollywood
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(Tag: Hindi) PEETH(human back)- peeth has visible marrow and that is pivotal organ of human body and so is pith as main idea..
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(Tag: ) Think "Pit" like the center of a peach which an essential part to help it grow.
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(Tag: ) pith is from "peeth" in Hind. or Sanskrit meaning "center" as in Vidya Peeth or Shakti Peeth, and so "pith" which means center or core
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