Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - jargon
Jargon
jargon
1. n. 1 words or expressions used by a particular group or profession (medical jargon). 2 barbarous or debased language. 3 gibberish. Derivatives jargonic adj. jargonistic adj. jargonize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). Etymology: ME f. OF: orig. unkn. 2. n. (also jargoon) a translucent, colourless, or smoky variety of zircon. Etymology: F f. It. giargone, prob. ult. formed as ZIRCON
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon Date: 14th century 1. 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, the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group, obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words, ~y adjective II. intransitive verb Date: 14th century twitter, warble, ~ize ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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