jargon

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Contents 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 spellings 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 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Noun 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 (“‘gibberish’”)

[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

[edit] Derived terms

• jargonaut

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[edit] Etymology 2

French, from Italian giargone, from Persian زر گون (zar gun), “‘gold-colored’”).

[edit] Alternative spellings

• jargoon

[edit] Noun

jargon (plural jargons)

1. A variety of zircon

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjargon/

[edit] Noun

jargon n.

1. A jargon, specialised language

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[edit] Finnish

(index ja)

[edit] Noun

jargon (stem jargon-^*)

1. jargon

[edit] Declension

Declension of jargon (type risti) singular plural nominative jargon jargonit genitive jargonin jargonien partitive jargonia jargoneja accusative jargon jargonin jargonit inessive jargonissa jargoneissa elative jargonista jargoneista illative jargoniin jargoneihin adessive jargonilla jargoneilla ablative jargonilta jargoneilta allative jargonille jargoneille essive jargonina jargoneina translative jargoniksi jargoneiksi instructive – jargonein abessive jargonitta jargoneitta comitative – jargoneineen

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

jargon m. (plural jargons)

1. jargon, specialised or inintelligible language

[edit] Derived terms

• jargonner

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

jargon m. (plural jargons)

1. A jargon, zircon type

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[edit] Volapük

[edit] Noun

jargon

1. gibberish
2. A jargon, specialised language