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    parlance
    /ˈpɑːləns/

    noun

    • 1. a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest: "dated terms that were once in common parlance"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARLANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PARLANCE definition: 1. a group of words or style of speaking used by a particular group of people: 2. a group of words…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › parlanceParlance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PARLANCE is speech; especially : formal debate or parley. How to use parlance in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARLANCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PARLANCE meaning: 1. a group of words or style of speaking used by a particular group of people: 2. a group of words…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARLANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    You use parlance when indicating that the expression you are using is normally used by a particular group of people. [ formal ] The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › parlancePARLANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Parlance definition: a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom. See examples of PARLANCE used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › parlanceParlance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The noun parlance means the manner of speaking and using words. Your 15-year-old will tell you that you are definitely not fluent in the parlance of teenagers, no matter how cool you think you are.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishparlance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    a particular way of using words or expressing yourself, for example one used by a particular group. in common/legal/modern parlance. A Munro, in climbing parlance, is a Scottish mountain exceeding 3 000 feet. The word ‘modem’ entered common parlance in the 1990s. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › parlanceParlance - definition of parlance by The Free Dictionary

    1. a particular manner of speaking, esp when specialized; idiom: political parlance. 2. 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]

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPARLANCE definition in American English | Collins English...

    noun. 1. a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom. legal parlance. 2. speech, esp. a formal discussion or debate. 3. talk; parley.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › parlanceparlance | meaning of parlance in Longman Dictionary of...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English par‧lance /ˈpɑːləns $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun 1 → in medical/advertising etc parlance 2 → in common parlance Examples from the Corpus parlance • In advertising parlance, this difference is termed a unique selling proposition, or usp.