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jar⋅gon

1  [jahr-guhn, -gon]
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–noun
1. the language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
2. unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.
3. any talk or writing that one does not understand.
4. pidgin.
5. language that is characterized by uncommon or pretentious vocabulary and convoluted syntax and is often vague in meaning.
–verb (used without object)
6. to speak in or write jargon; jargonize.
Origin:
1300–50; ME jargoun < MF; OF jargon, gargun, deriv. of an expressive base *garg-; see gargle, gargoyle

Related forms:
jar⋅gon⋅y, jar⋅gon⋅is⋅tic, adjective
jar⋅gon⋅ist, jar⋅gon⋅eer, noun

Synonyms:
1. See language. 2. babble, gabble, twaddle.

jar⋅gon

2  [jahr-gon]
–noun
a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
Also, jar⋅goon  [jahr-goon] .

Origin:
1760–70; < F < It giargone ≪ Pers zargūn gold-colored
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jar·gon   (jär'gən)   
n.  
  1. Nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk.
  2. A hybrid language or dialect; a pidgin.
  3. The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. See Synonyms at dialect.
  4. Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning.
intr.v.   jar·goned, jar·gon·ing, jar·gons
To speak in or use jargon.

[Middle English jargoun, from Old French jargon, probably of imitative origin.]
jar'gon·ist, jar'gon·eer' n., jar'gon·is'tic adj.
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Jargon

Jar"gon\, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle.] Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. "A barbarous jargon." --Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." --Prior.

The jargon which serves the traffickers. --Johnson.

Jargon

Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jargoned (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning.] To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.

The noisy jay, Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. --Longfellow.

Jargon

Jar"gon\, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zarg?n gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
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Language Translation for : jargon
Spanish: jerga,
German: der Jargon,
Japanese: 専門語
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jargon

A special language belonging exclusively to a group, often a profession. Engineers, lawyers, doctors, tax analysts, and the like all use jargon to exchange complex information efficiently. Jargon is often unintelligible to those outside the group that uses it. For example, here is a passage from a computer manual with the jargon italicized: “The RZ887-x current loop interface allows the computer to use a centronics blocked duplex protocol.” (See slang.)

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jargon 
1340, "unintelligible talk, gibberish," from O.Fr. jargon "a chattering" (of birds), ultimately of echoic origin (cf. L. garrire "to chatter," Eng. gargle). Often applied to something the speaker does not understand, hence meaning "mode of speech full of unfamiliar terms" (1651).
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Main Entry: jar·gon
Pronunciation: 'jär-g&n, -"gän
Function: noun
: gibberish or babbling speech associated with aphasia, extreme mentalretardation, or a severe mental disorder
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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