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Argot vs Lexicon - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between argot and lexicon

is that argot is a secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds while lexicon is the vocabulary of a language.

argot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
  • The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.
  • The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

    Synonyms

    * (secret language) cant, jargon, slang * (specialized vocabulary) jargon

    Anagrams

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    lexicon

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lexicon) (en-noun)
  • The vocabulary of a language.
  • (linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
  • A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
  • (programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
  • (rare) Any dictionary.
  • The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge)
  • A vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
  • a baseball lexicon

    Synonyms

    * (l)