1.. Monotonous talk filled with platitudes.
2.. Hypocritically pious language.
3.. The special vocabulary peculiar to the members of an underworld group;
argot.
4.. Cant See Shelta.
5.. Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
6.. The special terminology understood among the members of a profession,
discipline, or class but obscure to the general population; jargon. See
Synonyms at dialect.

intr.v. cant·ed, cant·ing, cants
1.. To speak tediously or sententiously; moralize.
2.. To speak in argot or jargon.
3.. To speak in a whining, pleading tone.
Thanks Mike, you've done your good deed for the day

Janet



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Jan