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Definition of
argot noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
argot
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɑrɡoʊ
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈɑrɡət
/
/
[
singular
,
uncountable
]
(
from French
)
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synonym
jargon
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argot
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Nearby words
argon
noun
the Argonauts
noun
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noun
arguable
adjective
arguably
adverb