parlance

[ pahr-luh ns ]

/ ˈpɑr ləns /

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noun

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

speech, especially a formal discussion or debate.

talk; parley.

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Origin of parlance

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

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But Scott, in taking the parlance of the street to the SportsCenter desk, helped affirm its ascendance.
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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.
In Unfamiliar England|Thomas Dowler Murphy
In the parlance of the Lieutenant, the old horse was indeed "a ripper."
Wanderings in India|John Lang
"Flagged" is a word which is not so clear, although it has been taken from the railroader's parlance.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt
Parlance, pr′lans, n. speaking: conversation: peculiar manner of conversation.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for parlance

parlance

/ (ˈpɑːləns) /

noun

a particular manner of speaking, esp when specialized; idiompolitical parlance

archaic any discussion, such as a debate

Word Origin for parlance

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

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Word Origin and History for parlance

parlance

1570s, "speaking, speech," especially in debate; 1787 as "way of speaking," from Anglo-French (c.1300) and Old French parlance, from Old French parlaunce, from parler "to speak" (see parley).

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