parlance

UK /ˈpɑː.ləns/ US /ˈpɑɹ.ləns/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

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."

2

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.

3

Speech, discussion or debate.

And without further parlance they fought, […]

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