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cant

language term for jargon or argot of a group
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cant

Summary

cant is a linguistic term[1]. cant ranks in the top 4% of linguistic_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,889 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cant's instance of is recorded as linguistic term[3].
  • cant is a type of language variety[4].
  • cant is a type of sociolect[5].
  • cant's said to be the same as is recorded as anti-language[6].
  • cant's said to be the same as is recorded as secret language[7].
  • cant's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cant languages[8].

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Designation and Status

cant's instance of is recorded as linguistic term[3].

Why It Matters

cant ranks in the top 4% of linguistic_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,889 views/month).[2] cant has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] cant is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cant. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cant
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cant_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cant}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cant}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dewey decimal classification → 417.2
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → linguistic term
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283200305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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