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jargons

jar·gon
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jahr-guh n, -gon]
    • /ˈdʒɑr gən, -gɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jahr-guh n, -gon]
    • /ˈdʒɑr gən, -gɒn/

Definitions of jargons word

  • noun jargons a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon. 1
  • verb without object jargons to speak in or write jargon; jargonize. 1
  • noun jargons Plural form of jargon. 1
  • noun jargons plural of jargon. 0

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Origin of jargons

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English jargoun < Middle French; Old French jargon, gargun, derivative of an expressive base *garg-; see gargle, gargoyle

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Parts of speech for Jargons

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jargons popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

jargons usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jargons

noun jargons

  • argots — Plural form of argot.
  • idioms — an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
  • patois — a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
  • abracadabras — Plural form of abracadabra.
  • banalities — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.

Antonyms for jargons

noun jargons

  • standards — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
  • senses — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.

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