JARGON


Meaning of JARGON in English

~ 1 [ 'dʒα:g(ə)n ]

■ noun words or expressions used by a particular profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.

Derivatives

~istic adjective

~ize or ~ise verb

Origin

ME (orig. in the sense 'twittering, chattering', later 'gibberish'): from OFr. jargoun , of unknown origin.

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~ 2 [ 'dʒα:g(ə)n ]

(also jargoon dʒα:'gu:n )

■ noun a translucent, colourless, or smoky gem variety of zircon.

Origin

C18: from Fr.; prob. ult. related to zircon .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.