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In some senses, parlance is marked as archaic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
common, real, rustic
VERB + PARLANCE
thinks
PARLANCE + NOUN
country, liberty, people, pole
PREP.
in
ADV.
generally
noun
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 […]
We approach the contest, still known in the common parlance of the country, as "the first Pennimite War."
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, […]
noun — a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a
To my childish fancy, it had seemed an imaginary flag-staff, or, in rustic parlance, the "liberty pole" of some former generation […]
WiktionaryWe approach the contest, still known in the common parlance of the country, as "the first Pennimite War."
WiktionaryThe tourist's impression of the country to-day is that of a transported Holland, in which the official language is Dutch and the parlance of the people is "taki-taki."
WiktionaryA "renovator's dream" in real estate parlance generally means that the place is a real dump.
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In some senses, parlance is marked as archaic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.