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lingo

lin·go [ líng gō ] (plural lin·goes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. foreign language: a language that is not the speaker's native language

2. set of specialized terms: a specialized set of terms requiring to be learned like a language
the complicated lingo of lawyers

[Mid-17th century. Origin ?]

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See jargon1.

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