ιδιόλεκτο — meaning in English

English meaning

• argot noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.

Senses

ιδιόλεκτο is used for these senses in English:

• argot The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
• idiolect (linguistics) The language variant used by a specific individual.

argot — full definition

1. noun A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
2. noun The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
3. noun A strongly marked style of speaking.

Related Greek words