jest

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒɛst/
Etymology

From Middle English geste (“idle tale”), from Old French geste (“acts, exploits”), from Latin gesta (“acts, deeds”). Doublet of gest.

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