parlance

[ pahr-luh ns ]

/ ˈpɑr ləns /

a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.

speech, especially a formal discussion or debate.

talk; parley.

Origin of parlance

From Anglo-French, dating back to 1570–80; see origin at parle, -ance

parkville, parkway, parky, parl., parl. proc., parlance, parlando, parlary, parlay, parle, parlement

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It always surprises you to hear the Arabic pronunciation of words that have entered American parlance.

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Reviews seemed to range a short spectrum between turnip (a dud, in the French parlance) and not-a-complete-turnip.

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The campaign finance laws at issue in these cases are what, in First Amendment parlance, are known as content-neutral.

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A “stringer,” in the parlance of foreign correspondents, Sundaram sold stories to The New York Times and the Associated Press.

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In Broadway parlance, Bohemia means newspaper and theatrical people.

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 |Various
A combe, in west of England parlance, is a deep, ravinelike valley.

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In the parlance of the Lieutenant, the old horse was indeed "a ripper."

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"Flagged" is a word which is not so clear, although it has been taken from the railroader's parlance.

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Parlance, pr′lans, n. speaking: conversation: peculiar manner of conversation.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various

parlance

/ (ˈpɑːləns) /

a particular manner of speaking, esp when specialized; idiom political parlance

archaic any discussion, such as a debate

C16: from Old French, from parler to talk, via Medieval Latin from Late Latin parabola speech, parable; compare parley