Both Uses of
jargon
in
Sense and Sensibility
- "It is very true," said Marianne, "that admiration of landscape scenery is become a mere jargon.†
Chpt 18
- I detest jargon of every kind, and sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in but what was worn and hackneyed out of all sense and meaning.†
Chpt 18 *
Definition:
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(jargon) specialized terminology characteristic of a particular group such as doctors or thieves