parlance

WOTD - 29 September 2008    

English

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler (“‘to talk’”) + -ance.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɑː.ləns/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɑɹ.ləns/
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Noun

Singular parlance

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1. 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."

2. (archaic, ) Speech, discussion or debate.
   • 1849, Lady Charlotte Guest, The Mabinogion, "Peredur the Son of Evrawc",  

     And without further parlance they fought, […]

   • 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."

Synonyms

• jargon

Translations

A certain way of speaking (or using words)

Estonian: kõneviis et(et) Finnish: puhetapa fi(fi), -kieli fi(fi), -slangi fi(fi) Italian: parlata it(it)

Russian: манера говорить f. Simplified Chinese: 措辞

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