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noun

ˈjär-gən How to pronounce jargon (audio)
Definition of jargonnext
as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field I don't understand a lot of computer jargon

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verb

as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn

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Noun
Interpreted another way, these drops are stacked to form a SLUSH PILE (54A), which is also jargon for a [Common assignment for editorial assistants]. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025 The original series found a way to achieve that: Slick, attractive characters delivered crisp legal jargon without coming off overly didactic. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. — Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for jargon
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  1. terminology
  2. chirp
  3. vocabulary
  4. dialect
  5. language
  6. slang
Noun
  • Including industry-specific terminology and mirroring language from the job advert can strengthen your application and improve your chances of passing initial screening processes.
    — Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In computing terminology, System 2 compiles its complex high-dimensional, symbolic code into System 1 executables.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of terminology
Verb
  • Like new worlds where height flows in one direction only, as time does here on Earth, such that once traversed, that perch can’t be chirped upon again.
    — Laura Kolbe, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2025
  • This weekend is the first weekend of spring, and the birds are chirping.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • English speakers also adapted vocabulary from the Vikings.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025
  • One minor but effective way to sound more assertive is to nix hedging language from your vocabulary, Barbara Shabazz, PsyD, clinical psychologist based in Virginia Beach, tells SELF.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of vocabulary
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  • The interview was conducted in a mixture of English and Low German, a dialect widely spoken within the Christian Mennonite community.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • While Zubac is from Croatia and Bogdanovic is Serbian, their native Balkan language is the same but spoken with different dialects.
    — Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of dialect
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  • Advanced tools like optical character recognition (OCR) and natural language processing (NLP) extract key data— for example, sender details, dates, and document types — instantly. 2.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
  • That echoes language used by former President Joe Biden, who championed US alliances and sought to bring American partners in Asia closer together on security cooperation in the face of what the US sees as a growing security threat from Beijing.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of language
Noun
  • An article in the Wall Street Journal outlines Generation Beta’s dilemma: In current teen slang—used by Generation Alpha—calling someone a beta isn’t exactly a compliment.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The topics range from decoding teenage slang to the viral generation challenge.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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