Both Uses of
gist
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Langdon had hung enough NE PAS DERANGER signs on hotel room doors to catch the gist of the captain's orders.†
Chpt 4
- Sadly, the filmmakers had gotten most of the specifics wrong, but the basic gist was there—a secret society communing to celebrate the magic of sexual union.
Chpt 73-74 *gist = main point
Definition:
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(gist) the main point(s) of a more detailed matter