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noun

plural of jargon

as in terminologies

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

present tense third-person singular of jargon

as in chirps

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

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Tech jargons aside, Guo believes that the reset will help the brand home in on what really matters. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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What used to be two entirely separate compliance projects is starting to look like two dialects of the same emerging language.

— Abdelahhad Barbour, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
That leaves countless other languages and dialects, even those spoken by tens of millions of people, by the wayside.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dialects

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Yet a 2023 Stanford study said that Pangram was biased against non-native English speakers, who might have more limited vocabularies, and many AI researchers contend that such detectors are unreliable.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Chinese law schools have accordingly placed greater weight on teaching Chinese students to argue using the vocabularies of foreign legal systems.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of vocabularies

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The teachers need to be certified in elementary education, fluent in Spanish and certified to teach students who speak other languages, Jackson said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Tourists speaking several languages, some wearing foam Statue of Liberty crowns, filled the seats; Quan made his way to an upper-deck railing.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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