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parlance [ˈpɑːləns] n
1. a particular manner of speaking, esp when specialized; idiom political parlance 2. Archaic any discussion, such as a debate [from Old French, from parler to talk, via Medieval Latin from Late Latin parabola speech, parable; compare parley] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
parlance noun language, talk, speech, tongue, jargon, idiom, lingo (informal), phraseology, manner of speaking He is, in common parlance, a `sad loser'. Translations parlance n in common/modern parlance → im allgemeinen/modernen Sprachgebrauch; in technical/legal parlance → in der Fachsprache/Rechtssprache parlance [ˈpɑːləns] n in common/modern parlance → nel linguaggio comune/moderno parlance [ˈpɑːləns] n in common/modern parlance → nel linguaggio comune/moderno How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In common parlance men speak of those whom they honour and love as 'coming first' with them. At King William Island, in the Admiralties, Kwaque had made, in the parlance of the South Pacific, a pier-head jump. He had recognised in me a ship's officer, very possibly looking for a berth like himself, and so far a comrade, but still a man belonging to that sparsely-peopled after-end of a ship, where a great part of her reputation as a "good ship," in seaman's parlance, is made or marred. |
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