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nutshell

 noun
     
Related topics: Food, Plants
nut‧shell [countable]
1

in a nutshell

used when you are stating the main facts about something in a short, clear way:
Okay, that's our proposal in a nutshell. Any questions?
2DFHBP the hard outer part of a nut
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