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parlance definition

par·lance (pär′ləns)

noun

  1. Archaic conversation; esp., parley or debate
  2. a style or manner of speaking or writing; language; idiom military parlance

Etymology: Anglo-Fr parlaunce < OFr < parler: see parley

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