words used by a particular group
61talk — talk1 [ tɔk ] verb *** ▸ 1 communicate ▸ 2 discuss ▸ 3 give lecture ▸ 4 give secret information ▸ 5 achieve something by talking ▸ 6 send information ▸ 7 have power to persuade ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to use words to communicate: Can their… …
62Mathematics as a language — The central question involved in discussing mathematics as a language can be stated as follows: : What do we mean when we talk about the language of mathematics? To what extent does mathematics meet generally accepted criteria of being a… …
63jargon — 1. history of the term. The OED gives several meanings for jargon, all except one mostly derogatory in connotation. The prevailing current senses of the word are (1) ‘words or expressions used by a particular group or profession’, and (2)… …
64phraseology — noun a) the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech b) a group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group …
65argot — ar|got [ argou, argət ] noun count or uncount words that are used by a particular group of people: JARGON: military argot …
66lingo — noun (countable usually singular) informal 1 a language, especially a foreign one: I d like to go to Greece, but I don t speak the lingo. 2 words used only by a group of people who do a particular job or activity: the estate agent s baffling… …
67argot — UK [ˈɑː(r)ɡəʊ] / UK [ˈɑː(r)ɡət] / US [ˈɑrɡoʊ] / US [ˈɑrɡət] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms argot : singular argot plural argots words that are used by a particular group of people military argot …
68jargon — ► NOUN ▪ words or expressions used by a particular group that are difficult for others to understand. DERIVATIVES jargonistic adjective jargonize (also jargonise) verb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «twittering, chattering»: from Old French… …
69jargonise — jargon ► NOUN ▪ words or expressions used by a particular group that are difficult for others to understand. DERIVATIVES jargonistic adjective jargonize (also jargonise) verb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «twittering, chattering»: from Old… …
70jargonistic — jargon ► NOUN ▪ words or expressions used by a particular group that are difficult for others to understand. DERIVATIVES jargonistic adjective jargonize (also jargonise) verb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «twittering, chattering»: from Old… …
