parlance
pronunciation
How to pronounce parlance in British English:
UK [ˈpɑ:ləns]
How to pronounce parlance in American English:
US [ˈpɑrləns]
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- Noun:
- a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Word Origin
- parlance (n.)
- 1570s, "speaking, speech," especially in debate; 1787 as "way of speaking," from Anglo-French (c. 1300) and Old French parlance, from Old French parlaunce, from parler "to speak" (see parley).
Example
- 1. But in common parlance ?
- 2. The method is known as ' substantive consolidation ' in bankruptcy parlance .
- 3. But , other than the use of pop psychology parlance , what exactly does that mean ?
- 4. Gridlock would keep in place fiscal trends which are worsening the mess we are already in , resulting in ' continued digging ' in the parlance of the preceding axiom .