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| NOUN: | 1. A variety of a language that differs from the standard form: argot, cant2, dialect, jargon, lingo, vernacular. See WORDS. 2. Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture: argot, cant2, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary. See WORDS.
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