Language or terminology peculiar to a specific field, profession, or group. SEE ALSO: paraphasia. [Fr. gibberish]
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jar·gon 'jär-gən, -.gän n
1) the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity, group, profession, or field of study <medical \jargon>
2) unintelligible, meaningless, or incoherent speech (as that associated with Wernicke's aphasia or some forms of schizophrenia)
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jar·gon (jahrґgən) 1. the technical or specialized language used in a profession or other field of activity. 2. incoherent speech, consisting either of neologisms or of actual words placed in an incoherent order. See also jargon aphasia, under aphasia.Medical dictionary. 2011.