Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jargon

3 senses of jargon

Sense 1
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular -- (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo")
       => non-standard speech -- (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)

Sense 2
jargoon, jargon -- (a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon)
       => zircon, zirconium silicate -- (a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent)

Sense 3
jargon -- (specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject)
       => expressive style, style -- (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper")

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