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jargon

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jar​gon
noun
jar·​gon
ˈjär-gən -ˌgän

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group //sports jargon
  • obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words //an academic essay filled with jargon
  • confused unintelligible language
    a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
    a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
verb
jar​goned; jar​gon​ing; jar​gons

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Noun
  • jar​gony ˈjär-gə-nē -ˌgä-nē adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
argot cant dialect jive language lingo patois patter shop shoptalk slang terminology vocabulary
Synonyms: Verb
cheep chirp chirrup chitter peep pip pipe tweet twitter
Examples
Noun
  • //medical jargon that the layman cannot understand
  • //an academic essay filled with jargon
Verb
  • //the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English jargoun, gargoun "chattering, chatter of birds," borrowed from Anglo-French jargon, gargun "twittering of birds, incomprehensible language," derivative of a base *garg- of onomatopoeic origin
Verb
(sense 1) derivative of jargon entry 1; (sense 2) Middle English jargounen "to chatter," borrowed from Anglo-French jarguner, derivative of jargon, gargun jargon entry 1
jargon
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

verb

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

jar​gon
noun
jar·​gon
ˈjär-gən -ˌgän

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group //sports jargon
  • obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words //an academic essay filled with jargon
  • confused unintelligible language
    a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
    a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
verb
jar​goned; jar​gon​ing; jar​gons

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Noun
  • jar​gony ˈjär-gə-nē -ˌgä-nē adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
argot cant dialect jive language lingo patois patter shop shoptalk slang terminology vocabulary
Synonyms: Verb
cheep chirp chirrup chitter peep pip pipe tweet twitter
Examples
Noun
  • //medical jargon that the layman cannot understand
  • //an academic essay filled with jargon
Verb
  • //the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English jargoun, gargoun "chattering, chatter of birds," borrowed from Anglo-French jargon, gargun "twittering of birds, incomprehensible language," derivative of a base *garg- of onomatopoeic origin
Verb
(sense 1) derivative of jargon entry 1; (sense 2) Middle English jargounen "to chatter," borrowed from Anglo-French jarguner, derivative of jargon, gargun jargon entry 1
jargon
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

verb

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

jar​gon
noun
jar·​gon
ˈjär-gən -ˌgän

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group //sports jargon
  • obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words //an academic essay filled with jargon
  • confused unintelligible language
    a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
    a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
verb
jar​goned; jar​gon​ing; jar​gons

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Noun
  • jar​gony ˈjär-gə-nē -ˌgä-nē adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
argot cant dialect jive language lingo patois patter shop shoptalk slang terminology vocabulary
Synonyms: Verb
cheep chirp chirrup chitter peep pip pipe tweet twitter
Examples
Noun
  • //medical jargon that the layman cannot understand
  • //an academic essay filled with jargon
Verb
  • //the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English jargoun, gargoun "chattering, chatter of birds," borrowed from Anglo-French jargon, gargun "twittering of birds, incomprehensible language," derivative of a base *garg- of onomatopoeic origin
Verb
(sense 1) derivative of jargon entry 1; (sense 2) Middle English jargounen "to chatter," borrowed from Anglo-French jarguner, derivative of jargon, gargun jargon entry 1
jargon
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

verb

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

jar​gon
noun
jar·​gon
ˈjär-gən -ˌgän

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group //sports jargon
  • obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words //an academic essay filled with jargon
  • confused unintelligible language
    a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
    a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
verb
jar​goned; jar​gon​ing; jar​gons

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Noun
  • jar​gony ˈjär-gə-nē -ˌgä-nē adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
argot cant dialect jive language lingo patois patter shop shoptalk slang terminology vocabulary
Synonyms: Verb
cheep chirp chirrup chitter peep pip pipe tweet twitter
Examples
Noun
  • //medical jargon that the layman cannot understand
  • //an academic essay filled with jargon
Verb
  • //the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English jargoun, gargoun "chattering, chatter of birds," borrowed from Anglo-French jargon, gargun "twittering of birds, incomprehensible language," derivative of a base *garg- of onomatopoeic origin
Verb
(sense 1) derivative of jargon entry 1; (sense 2) Middle English jargounen "to chatter," borrowed from Anglo-French jarguner, derivative of jargon, gargun jargon entry 1
jargon
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

verb

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

jar​gon
noun
jar·​gon
ˈjär-gən -ˌgän

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group //sports jargon
  • obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words //an academic essay filled with jargon
  • confused unintelligible language
    a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
    a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
verb
jar​goned; jar​gon​ing; jar​gons

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Noun
  • jar​gony ˈjär-gə-nē -ˌgä-nē adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
argot cant dialect jive language lingo patois patter shop shoptalk slang terminology vocabulary
Synonyms: Verb
cheep chirp chirrup chitter peep pip pipe tweet twitter
Examples
Noun
  • //medical jargon that the layman cannot understand
  • //an academic essay filled with jargon
Verb
  • //the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English jargoun, gargoun "chattering, chatter of birds," borrowed from Anglo-French jargon, gargun "twittering of birds, incomprehensible language," derivative of a base *garg- of onomatopoeic origin
Verb
(sense 1) derivative of jargon entry 1; (sense 2) Middle English jargounen "to chatter," borrowed from Anglo-French jarguner, derivative of jargon, gargun jargon entry 1
jargon
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

verb

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

jar​gon
noun
jar·​gon
ˈjär-gən -ˌgän

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group //sports jargon
  • obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words //an academic essay filled with jargon
  • confused unintelligible language
    a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
    a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
verb
jar​goned; jar​gon​ing; jar​gons

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Noun
  • jar​gony ˈjär-gə-nē -ˌgä-nē adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
argot cant dialect jive language lingo patois patter shop shoptalk slang terminology vocabulary
Synonyms: Verb
cheep chirp chirrup chitter peep pip pipe tweet twitter
Examples
Noun
  • //medical jargon that the layman cannot understand
  • //an academic essay filled with jargon
Verb
  • //the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English jargoun, gargoun "chattering, chatter of birds," borrowed from Anglo-French jargon, gargun "twittering of birds, incomprehensible language," derivative of a base *garg- of onomatopoeic origin
Verb
(sense 1) derivative of jargon entry 1; (sense 2) Middle English jargounen "to chatter," borrowed from Anglo-French jarguner, derivative of jargon, gargun jargon entry 1
jargon
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

verb

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

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