parlance

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A certain way of speaking, of using words

   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."
   • 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."
2. 2

   Of a word, the quality of being lexicalized

   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. 3

   Speech, discussion or debate.

   • And without further parlance they fought, […]

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