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Jargon

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Noun

1. argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

Example Sentences:
'they don't speak our lingo'

2. jargon, jargoon

a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon

3. jargon

specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Jargon

see synonyms of jargon
noun
1. 
specialized language concerned with a particular subject, culture, or profession
2. 
language characterized by pretentious syntax, vocabulary, or meaning
3. 
gibberish
4.  another word for pidgin
verb
5. (intransitive)
to use or speak in jargon
noun
mineralogy rare
a golden yellow, smoky, or colourless variety of zircon

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Jargon

see synonyms of jargon
noun
1. 
incoherent speech; gibberish
2. 
a language or dialect unknown to one so that it seems incomprehensible or outlandish
3. 
a mixed or hybrid language or dialect; esp., pidgin
4. 
the specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work, profession, etc., as of sportswriters or social workers
a somewhat derogatory term, often implying unintelligibility see also slang1
5. 
speech or writing full of long, unfamiliar, or roundabout words or phrases
verb intransitive
6. 
jargonize
noun
a colorless or smoky variety of zircon
: also called jarˈgoon (ˈdʒɑrˈgun ; järˈgo̅onˈ)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Jargon

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n.
1. The specialized language of a trade, profession, or similar group, especially when viewed as difficult to understand by outsiders: a crime novel that uses a lot of police jargon.
2. Nonsensical or incoherent language: "Your description will be considered as mere jargon by every man of sense" (Alexander Hamilton).
3. A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin. Not in technical use.
intr.v. jar·goned, jar·gon·ing, jar·gons
To speak in or use jargon.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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