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Definition of jargon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jargon

noun
 
/ˈdʒɑːɡən/
 
/ˈdʒɑːrɡən/
 [uncountable] (often disapproving)
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  1. words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group of people, and are difficult for others to understand
    • medical/legal/computer, etc. jargon
    • Try to avoid using too much technical jargon.
    Extra Examples
    • Her emails are always couched in jargon.
    • He always speaks in obscure legal jargon.
    • The report seemed to be written in computer jargon.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • impenetrable
    • incomprehensible
    • …
    … of jargon
    • piece
    verb + jargon
    • speak
    • speak in
    • use
    • …
    preposition
    • in jargon
    • jargon for
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    Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘twittering, chattering’, later ‘gibberish’): from Old French jargoun, of unknown origin. The main sense dates from the mid 17th cent.
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