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Noun: jargon  jaa(r)-gun
  1. A characteristic language of a particular group
    "they don't speak our jargon";
    - slang, cant, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
     
  2. A colourless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
    - jargoon
     
  3. Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

Derived forms: jargons

Type of: expressive style, non-standard speech, style, zircon, zirconium silicate

Encyclopedia: Jargon