parlance

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US /ˈpɑrləns/ UK /ˈpɑːləns/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a particular way of speaking or the vocabulary of a group

In legal parlance, this is called force majeure.

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1 noun · a particular way of... idiom vernacular jargon language speech diction phraseology

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Related forms parley parlorparle

Etymology

From Old French parlance 'speech, way of speaking', from parler 'to speak', from Late Latin parabolare 'to talk', from Latin parabola 'comparison, discourse', from Greek parabolē.

parler Old French parabola la-lat parabolḗ Ancient Greek

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# parlance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈpɑrləns
**IPA (UK):** ˈpɑːləns

## Meanings
1. a particular way of speaking or the vocabulary of a group

## Examples
- In legal parlance, this is called force majeure.

## Synonyms
- idiom
- vernacular
- jargon
- language
- speech
- diction
- phraseology

## Related Forms
- parley
- parlor
- parle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: parler
- Root: parabola
- Root: parabolḗ

## Etymology
From Old French parlance 'speech, way of speaking', from parler 'to speak', from Late Latin parabolare 'to talk', from Latin parabola 'comparison, discourse', from Greek parabolē.

## AI Etymology
Parlance comes from Old French parlance 'speech, way of speaking', from parler 'to speak', from Late Latin parabolare 'to talk', from Latin parabola 'comparison, discourse', from Greek parabolē. The etymological trail includes Old French parler, Latin parabola, and Ancient Greek parabolḗ. As a noun, parlance means a particular way of speaking or the vocabulary of a group. The same family is visible in related forms such as parley, parlor, and parle.

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- Abstract Ideas

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