jargon

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Contents [show] 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Alternative forms 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 French 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Noun 4.1.1.1 Derived terms 4.1.1.2 Descendants 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Noun 4.3 References 5 Volapük 5.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒɑː(ɹ).ɡən/, SAMPA: /dZA:(r)g@n/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ɡən

[edit] Etymology 1

Old French jargon (“chatter of birds”)

[edit] Noun

jargon (countable and uncountable; plural jargons)

1. (uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
2. (countable) Language characteristic of a particular group.
3. (uncountable) Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

[edit] Synonyms

• (language characteristic of a group): argot, cant, slang
• vernacular