Parlance

//ˈpɑɹ.ləns//

Synonyms for "parlance" (33 found)

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Closest matches (7)

jargon speech choice of words composition conversation dialect diction

Strong matches (10)

expression formulation grammar idiom language langue lingo lingua

Noun(2 words)

idiom jargon

Related words (16)

locution parley parole personal usage phrase phraseology phrasing rhetoric talk tongue usage use of words usus loquendi verbiage wordage wording

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

2 entries

expression formulation

Synonyms

4 entries

conversation jargon parley speech

is a

1 entries

formulation

related to

4 entries

debate discussion job speak

Translations

37 translations across 13 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

говор noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Chinese

1 entries

措辞 noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Estonian

1 entries

kõneviis noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Finnish

3 entries

kieli noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
puhetapa noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
slangi noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

German

4 entries

Ausdrucksweise noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
Diktion noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
Jargon noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
Redestil noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Icelandic

4 entries

mál noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
málfar noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
málvenja noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
talsmáti noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Italian

1 entries

parlata noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Persian

1 entries

بیان noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Polish

2 entries

język noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
mowa noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Russian

3 entries

говоря языком noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
манера говорить noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
на языке noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Slovene

1 entries

žargon noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Spanish

4 entries

argot noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
caliche noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
fabla (disused) noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
germanía noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Turkish

3 entries

deyim noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
deyiş noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))
tâbir noun (A certain way of speaking (or using words))

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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A "renovator's dream" in real estate parlance generally means that the place is a real dump.

Source: tatoeba (3536471)

Good day, lords. In what way can I refine upon my adroitness in aural comprehension? It is genuinely arduous for me to fathom the parlance of the English, although my scribbling deftness is unerring.

Source: tatoeba (4274457)

He is suffering from a mental illness that can lead to insomnia, depression, anxiety, inability to concentrate, loss of appetite, suicidal thoughts, high blood pressure, and bouts of uncontrolled aggression. This is a form of psychosis which is generally known in common parlance as "love."

Source: tatoeba (5290780)

Cindy thinks that my parlance is entertaining.

Source: tatoeba (9015805)

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