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Uncommoncant
The correct spelling is cant.
How to pronounce cant
/kænt/
nounIPA: /kænt/
Say it like: Can-t
The correct spelling is cant. An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. For example: "He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger."
Usage Examples
“He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.”
“People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant.”
“Under the cant of a hill.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- 2.A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
- 3.A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
- 4.Empty, hypocritical talk.
- 5.Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
verb
- 1.To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- 2.To speak in set phrases.
- 3.To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- 4.Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- 5.To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
adjective
- 1.Lively, lusty.
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