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ry commented on the word word of art
specialized terms or language particular to a given profession, art, science, technical field; jargon
December 11, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word word of art
I'm used to seeing it as term of art.
December 12, 2012
ry commented on the word word of art
I could easily be wrong, but I believe that "term of art" is more common in legal contexts
December 12, 2012