parlance

UK: /ˈpɑː^rləns/ US: /ˈpɑrləns/ ,(pär′ləns)

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par•lance /ˈpɑrləns/   n. [uncountable]

1. a manner of speaking:
   In legal parlance, the judge is the adjudicator.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

par•lance  (pär′ləns), n. 

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

• Anglo-French; see parle, -ance
• 1570–80

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parlance / ˈpɑːləns/ noun

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

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from parler to talk, via Medieval Latin from Late Latin parabola speech, parable; compare parley