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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers.
     zarg[=u]n gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon.] (Min.)
     A variety of zircon. See Zircon.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to
     E. garrulous, or gargle.]
     1. Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish. ``A
        barbarous jargon.'' --Macaulay. ``All jargon of the
        schools.'' --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language;
        slang. Especially, an idiom with frequent use of informal
        technical terms, such as acronyms, used by specialists.
        ``All jargon of the schools.'' --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The jargon which serves the traffickers. --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The noisy jay,
           Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.  --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon
     a variety of zircon.]
     1. (Min.) A mineral consisting predominantly of zirconium
        silicate ({Zr2SiO4) occurring in tetragonal crystals,
        usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica
        and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called
        hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown
        varieties from Ceylon are called jargon.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. an imitation gemstone made of cubic zirconia.
        [PJC]
  
     Zircon syenite, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon
        crystals and often also el[ae]olite. It is largely
        developed in Southern Norway.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon
     a variety of zircon.] (Min.)
     A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a
     brown or gray color. It consists of silica and zirconia. A
     red variety, used as a gem, is called hyacinth. Colorless,
     pale-yellow or smoky-brown varieties from Ceylon are called
     jargon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  jargon
       n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
            thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: cant, slang,
             lingo, argot, patois, vernacular]
       2: a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon
          [syn: jargoon]
       3: specialized technical terminology characteristic of a
          particular subject

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 παραμορφωμένος τρόπος έκφρασης αποτελούμενος από ετερόκλητος
  στοιχεία
     2 (κτεπε) ακατανόητος γλώσσα
     3 το ιδιαίτερο λεξιλόγιο μιας επιστήμης, τέχνης, κλπ.
     4 (ετ γλωσσ fr) παλαιά αργκό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     Finnish n.
     #English
     French n.
     (senseid fr slang)(l en jargon), specialised or unintelligible
  language
     French n.
     (senseid fr jargoon) (l en jargon), a zircon type
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular
  subject#Noun.
     2 (lb en countable) A language characteristic#Adjective of a
  particular group#Noun.
     3 (lb en uncountable) speech or language that is incomprehensible or
  unintelligible; gibberish.
     vb.
     To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
     n.
     (alternative form of en jargoon t=A variety of zircon)
     Romanian n.
     (l en jargon), slang
     Volapük n.
     1 gibberish
     2 A #English, specialised language

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Jargon
     German n.
     m (lb de dated) jargon, intalk, slang, cant

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular
  subject#Noun.
     2 (lb en countable) A language characteristic#Adjective of a
  particular group#Noun.
     3 (lb en uncountable) speech or language that is incomprehensible or
  unintelligible; gibberish.
     vb.
     To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
     n.
     (alternative form of en jargoon t=A variety of zircon)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     Finnish n.
     #English
     French n.
     (senseid fr slang)(l en jargon), specialised or unintelligible
  language
     French n.
     (senseid fr jargoon) (l en jargon), a zircon type
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular
  subject#Noun.
     2 (lb en countable) A language characteristic#Adjective of a
  particular group#Noun.
     3 (lb en uncountable) speech or language that is incomprehensible or
  unintelligible; gibberish.
     vb.
     To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
     n.
     (alternative form of en jargoon t=A variety of zircon)
     Romanian n.
     (l en jargon), slang

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Jargon
     German n.
     m (lb de dated) jargon, intalk, slang, cant

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     Finnish n.
     #English
     French n.
     (senseid fr slang)(l en jargon), specialised or unintelligible
  language
     French n.
     (senseid fr jargoon) (l en jargon), a zircon type
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A technical terminology unique to a particular
  subject#Noun.
     2 (lb en countable) A language characteristic#Adjective of a
  particular group#Noun.
     3 (lb en uncountable) speech or language that is incomprehensible or
  unintelligible; gibberish.
     vb.
     To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds.
     n.
     (alternative form of en jargoon t=A variety of zircon)
     Turkish n.
     #English

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Jargon
     German n.
     m (lb de dated) jargon, intalk, slang, cant

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     n.
     ammattikieli, ammattislangi

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Jargon
     Saksa n.
     jargon

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     n.
     ammattikieli, ammattislangi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  jargon
     Engelska n.
     jargong

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Jargon
     Tyska n.
     jargong

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  jargon /dʒˈarɡɔn/ 
  jargon

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Jargon /ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ/ /ʒaʁˈɡɔ̃ː/ 
  жаргон
  Art und Weise des Sich-Ausdrückens bestimmter sozialer, beruflicher oder ähnlicher Gesellschaftskreise innerhalb einer Sprache

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Jargon /ʒaʁˈɡɔŋ/ /ʒaʁˈɡɔ̃ː/ 
  αργκό, ιδίωμα
  Art und Weise des Sich-Ausdrückens bestimmter sozialer, beruflicher oder ähnlicher Gesellschaftskreise innerhalb einer Sprache