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Meaning of jargon

jargon: 1º_ Jargon, slang, words used in a specific field (technical, professional, social), also said of "gibberish". From the Old French jargon, taken from the Occitan gergon. 2º_ Jargoon, a less transparent variety of zircon, yellowish. From the Persian zar-gun ("like gold").; English Slang Colloquium of a place where others do not understand what they are talking about.; It is not Spanish but English or French, where it means "slang, slang", and it is also a "variety of zircon" which in Spanish is called slang. See English/jargon .; In mineralogy it is a type of yellowish zircon. It is also a type of language, slang, slang or linguistic variety, used by a certain group of people. It is the specific language used by a group of people who share common characteristics by their social category, profession, origin, or hobbies.