parlance
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parlance
- /ˈpɑː.ləns/ UK
- /ˈpɑɹ.ləns/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English *parlaunce, from Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler (“to talk”) + -ance.
noun parlances
- A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest. To my childish fancy, it had seemed an imaginary flag-staff, or, in rustic parlance, the "liberty pole" of some former generation […]
- Of a word, the quality of being lexicalized; especially as jargon or slang. 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.
- Speech, discussion or debate. And without further parlance they fought, […]
Similar: jargon
