jargon

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
  2. noun a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
  3. noun specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

Etymology

From Middle English jargoun, jargon, from Old French jargon, a variant of gargon, gargun (“chatter; talk; language”).

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Synonyms

slang, cant, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular

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