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[kænt]1) (insincere talk: politicians' cant.) veidmainiška kalba2) (the special slang of a particular group of people: thieves' cant.) žargonas, argo
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Thieves' cant — or Rogues cant was a secret language (a cant or cryptolect) which was formerly used by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English speaking countries. The classic, colourful argot is now … Wikipedia
Cant — or canting may refer to:*Empty, hypocritical talk See [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cant wiktionary article] *Cant (language), a secret language **Thieves cant **Shelta language or the Cant, a language used by the Irish Travellers *Cant… … Wikipedia
Cant (language) — This article is about the linguistic concept of a cant. For the Irish Cant (also known as Shelta/Gammon), see Shelta. A Cant (or crypolect) is the jargon or argot of a group, often implying its use to exclude or mislead people outside the… … Wikipedia
Cant. — abbr. Canticles (Old Testament). * * * 1. Canterbury. 2. Cantonese. * * * abbrev 1. Canterbury 2. Canticles * * * cant1 «kant», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. talk that is not sincere; moral or religious statements t … Useful english dictionary
thieves' latin — noun Usage: usually capitalized L : the cant of thieves * * * thieves Latin Thieves cant • • • Main Entry: ↑Latin … Useful english dictionary
cant — cant1 [kænt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: cant to speak, talk like a beggar trying to get money (16 18 centuries), from Latin cantare; CHANT1] 1.) [U] insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cant — I noun 1) religious cant Syn: hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism 2) thieves cant Syn: slang, jargon, idiom, argot, patois, speech, terminology, language; … Thesaurus of popular words
cant — cant1 [kant] noun 1》 hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. 2》 derogatory language peculiar to a specified group: thieves cant. ↘[as modifier] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current. verb dated talk hypocritically and… … English new terms dictionary
cant — 1 noun 1 (U) insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better than they really are: a politician s cant about family values 2 (U) special words used by a particular group of people, especially in order… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cant — cant1 [kant] n. [< L cantus: see CHANT] 1. whining, singsong speech, esp. as used by beggars 2. the secret slang of beggars, thieves, etc.; argot 3. the special words and phrases used by those in a certain sect, occupation, etc.; jargon 4.… … English World dictionary
Cant — Cant, n. [Prob. from OF. cant, F. chant, singing, in allusion to the singing or whining tine of voice used by beggars, fr. L. cantus. See {Chant}.] 1. An affected, singsong mode of speaking. [1913 Webster] 2. The idioms and peculiarities of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English