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parlance
[ pahr-luhns ]
/ ËpÉr lÉns /
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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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parlance
/ (ËpÉËlÉns) /
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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