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LINGO [1 record]

Record 1 1992-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
DEF

language peculiar to some special subject, or employed (whether properly or affectedly) by some particular class of persons.

CONT

Learning the lingo of photospeak.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Vocabulaire propre à une profession, à une discipline ou à une activité quelconque, généralement inconnu du profane.

Spanish

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