cant-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: a linguistic expression that is jargon, slang, a buzzword

Commentary: CANT[+information][+linguistic][+expression][+jargon]

Examples:
The townie kids had their own cant which John didn't understand.
They are misrepresented as, in the cant or our day, uncaring.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: a speech act that is a hypocritical platitude

Commentary: CANT[+event][+speech_act][+platitude][+hypocritical]

Examples:
His admonitions about the need to conserve turned out to be cant.
The girl perceived the minister's sermon as a self-satisifed cant.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 3: a banked or bevelled side to a structure, e.g. a road

Commentary: CANT[+form][+side][+slanted][+banked]

Examples:
The cant of the highway around this curve helps cars stay on the road.
The outward cant of the curving walls is an interesting architectural detail of the building.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 5

Sense Number 4: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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