parlance
English
Etymology
From Middle English *parlaunce, from Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler (“to talk”) + -ance.
Pronunciation
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Noun
parlance (countable and uncountable, plural parlances)
- A certain way of speaking, of using words, especially when it comes to those with a particular job or interest.
- 1836, James Fenimore Cooper, "Eclipse":
- To my childish fancy, it had seemed an imaginary flag-staff, or, in rustic parlance, the "liberty pole" of some former generation […]
- 1845, Charles Miner, History of Wyoming, Letter IX:
- We approach the contest, still known in the common parlance of the country, as "the first Pennimite War."
- 1909, William Elliot Griffis, The Story of New Netherland, Chapter 22:
- The 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."
- (archaic, rare) Speech, discussion or debate.
- 1849, Lady Charlotte Guest, The Mabinogion, "Peredur the Son of Evrawc":
- And without further parlance they fought, […]
Synonyms
Translations
A certain way of speaking (or using words)
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Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
- parlaunce (chiefly late Anglo-Norman)
Etymology
parler + -ance, or from an unattested (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin word.
Noun
parlance oblique singular, f (oblique plural parlances, nominative singular parlance, nominative plural parlances)
Descendants
- English: parlance
References
- parlance on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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