Both Uses of
hybrid
in
The Da Vinci Code
- By fusing pagan symbols, dates, and rituals into the growing Christian tradition, he created a kind of hybrid religion that was acceptable to both parties.†
Chpt 55-56 *
- Six or seven times larger than even the most luxurious of office spaces, the knight's cabinet de travail resembled an ungainly hybrid of science laboratory, archival library, and indoor flea market.†
Chpt 57-58
Definition:
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(hybrid) something of mixed originin various senses, including:
- of cars -- powered by both electricity and gasoline
- in biology -- a plant or animal produced by crossbreeding
- in linguistics -- a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., monolingual has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)