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Parlance
//ˈpɑɹ.ləns// noun
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Noun
- 1 A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest. countable, uncountable
"To my childish fancy, it had seemed an imaginary flag-staff, or, in rustic parlance, the "liberty pole" of some former generation […]"
- 2 a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language wordnet
- 3 Of a word, the quality of being lexicalized; especially as jargon or slang. countable, uncountable
"Its use at a variety of levels, including the individual and organisational level, make it a varied term that has parlance in organisational development, performance management and talent management."
- 4 Speech, discussion or debate. archaic, countable, rare, uncountable
"And without further parlance they fought, […]"
Etymology
From Middle English *parlaunce, from Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler (“to talk”) + -ance.
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