Complete Definition of "jargon"

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English

Pronunciation
/d���(r)ɡ�n/, /<tt>dZA:(r)g@n</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-��(r)ɡ�n|Rhymes: -��(r)ɡ�n

Etymology 1
OF. #French|jargon, meaning gibberish.

Noun
jargon italbrac|uncountable in most senses

  1. uncountable 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.

Synonyms
slang
vernacular

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�صط�ح (mu��álaħ) m (1), ARchar|�غة غ�ر �����ة (lu�a �er mafhúma) f (2)
Chinese: �話, �� (háng huà) (1, 2); ��, �语 (y�n huà) or �話, �� (h�ihuà) (3)
Dutch: jargon n, vaktaal f
Esperanto: ĵargono, jargono
Finnish: jargon (1, 2), ammattikieli (1, 2), slangi (2), mongerrus (3)
French: jargon#French|jargon m (1, 2, 3)
German: Jargon#German|Jargon m (1,2), Fachsprache f (1,2), Fachchinesisch (3)
Greek: ιδιογλ���ία f (1,2), α�γκ� f (2), ακα�αλαβί��ικα n|p (3)
Hebrew: �ש�� �ק��ק�ת|�ְש��ֹ� �ְק�ּ�ְקֶ�ֶת (lašon mekulkelet) f, �׳ר���|�׳רְ��ֹ� (zhargon) m; נ�� �קצ�ע�|נִ�� �ִקְצ�ֹעִ� (niv miketzo�i) m
Hungarian: zsargon
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Indonesian: bahasa kacau
Irish: béarlagair m
Italian: gergo m
Japanese: �� (ingo), ���� (semmon�y�go)
Persian: FAchar|زبا� تخصص� (�aban-e ṯaḳassosi), FAchar|زبا� �خ�� (�aban-e maḳfi)
Polish: żargon m (1,2,3)
Portuguese: jargão m
Russian: жа�гон (žargón) m
Spanish: jerga f
Swahili: istilahi
Volapük: jargon

See also
cant

Etymology 2
French, from Italian giargone, from Persian FAchar|زر گ�� (zar gun), "gold-colored".

Noun
jargon

  1. a variety of zircon

Alternative spellings
jargoon

Translations
Chinese: ���, ��� (jīng gào shí)
French: zircon m
Greek: για�κ�ν n


Dutch

Pronunciation
:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA: /'jargon/

Noun
jargon n

  1. jargon

Finnish

Noun
jargon

  1. jargon

French

Noun
fr-noun|m

  1. #English|jargon

Volapük

Noun
jargon

  1. gibberish
  2. jargon

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Revision and Credits for"jargon"
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