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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jargon1 /ˈdʒɑːg(ə)n/
▶noun words or expressions used by a particular profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
– derivatives
jargonistic adjective,
jargonize (or jargonise) verb.
– origin ME (orig. in the sense ‘twittering, chattering’, later ‘gibberish’): from OFr. jargoun, of unknown origin.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jargon2 /ˈdʒɑːg(ə)n/ (also jargoon /dʒɑːˈguːn/)
▶noun a translucent, colourless, or smoky gem variety of zircon.
– origin C18: from Fr.; prob. ult. rel. to zircon.



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