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argot

/ˈɑːɡəʊ/noun

उच्चारण आर्गो

(वर्ग-विशेष की) बोली, गुप्त भाषा

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noun
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    informal words and phrases that are used by a particular group of people and that are difficult for other people to understand

    (वर्ग-विशेष की) बोली, गुप्त भाषा

    • the argot of thieves
    • The book includes a glossary of the argot used by street musicians.
    • The students used a private argot that outsiders could not follow.
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    • Sailors have an argot of their own.
    • The novel is full of the argot of the city underworld.

    Synonyms slang jargon cant patois lingo

    Opposite standard language

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

slang jargon cant patois lingo

Antonyms

standard language

AaSpelling

ar·got

Spelling and pronunciation: ar-got, /ˈɑːɡəʊ/, with a silent t (from French).

Spelling और pronunciation में ar-got, /ˈɑːɡəʊ/, silent t के साथ (French से)।

?Which word?

Keep the language words together: argot, jargon (technical words of a profession), slang, dialect, lingo (informal).

भाषा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: argot, jargon (किसी पेशे के तकनीकी शब्द), slang, dialect, lingo (अनौपचारिक)।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: the special language of a group, hard for others to understand, is argot, jargon or cant; very informal words slang; a local form of a language a dialect; a mixed language used for trade a pidgin; the language of a particular region a vernacular.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: किसी समूह की विशेष भाषा, जो दूसरों को समझना कठिन हो, argot, jargon या cant; बहुत अनौपचारिक शब्द slang; किसी भाषा का स्थानीय रूप dialect (बोली); व्यापार के लिए प्रयुक्त मिश्रित भाषा pidgin; किसी क्षेत्र की भाषा vernacular।