Cant
Cant noun - The degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon.
Languages
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- Related to Spy Speak, which is simply speaking in code, as opposed to using new vocabulary and languages — though criminal Spy Speak may well evolve into Thieves' Cant should it catch on with others in the criminal world.
Source: Thieves' Cant
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Languages and Cant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cant/languages
Cant & Languages. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cant/languages>.
Languages or Cant. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cant/languages.
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