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Meanings of cant language in English

Russian
криптолект
Portuguese
línguas cant
Catalan
criptolecte
Spanish
criptolecto

Language term for jargon or argot of a group.

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        криптолект
        Synonyms
        Examples for "cryptolect"
        Examples for "cryptolect"
        1
        It was like a secret language, used with a sense of fun.
        The Land of Painted Caves
        2
        It's kind of a little secret language between the judges, he added.
        Reuters
        3
        You two are like twins, with some secret language all your own.
        The devil's bones: a body farm novel
        4
        Is this some secret language used between medics and pharmacists, you may ask?
        The Irish Times
        5
        These stories became a truth for survival, a secret language for runaway slaves.
        The new yorker
        1
        A potted history of secret anti-languages from Tudor times to the modern day.
        The Irish Times
        Translations for cant language
        Portuguese
        línguas cant