Both Uses of
overtone
in
The Da Vinci Code
- In France and Italy, the words for "left"—gauche and sinistra—came to have deeply negative overtones, while their right-hand counterparts rang of righteousness, dexterity, and correctness.†
Chpt 27-28 *
- Langdon quickly explained that the Rose's overtone of secrecy was not the only reason the Priory used it as a symbol for the Grail.†
Chpt 47-48
Definition:
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(overtone as in: a menacing overtone) meaning that is implied or implicit, but not stated