Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jargon | Yes | No | No | No |
vernacular | Yes | Yes | No | No |
jargon (noun) | vernacular (noun) |
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a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) |
specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon |
jargon (adjective) | vernacular (adjective) |
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being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language |