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parlance Definition

par·lance (pärləns)

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

parlance Synonyms

parlance

n.

speech, manner of speech, tongue; see language 1.

parlance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Little wonder that " mutual gains " is becoming more common parlance in British workplaces.
  • use: The car received a " soft " launch, to use modern parlance, in late 1967.
  • box: Marijuana 19 What in boxing parlance is a pug?

Adjective modifier

  • common: In common parlance, a ' blast from the past ' .
  • everyday: In everyday parlance a public good is a good or service produced by the public sector.
  • modern: The car received a " soft " launch, to use modern parlance, in late 1967.
  • ordinary: In ordinary parlance the breakdown had plainly caused the delay.
  • popular: Her argument may one day give the phrase ' triggering the placebo effect ' a place in popular parlance.
  • legal: In legal parlance the individual has to be competent for the job.

Modifies a noun

  • today: To be liberal in common parlance today might be supposed to represent a dangerous threat to society.

Noun used with modifier

  • computer: Three times the picture has ' hung ' ( in computer parlance ).
  • marketing: Every class striker needs, in marketing parlance, a Unique Selling Point.
  • Internet: FAQ Yes, here it is, the obligatory frequently asked questions, or in Internet parlance " FAQ " .
  • day: Or in modern day parlance if you vandalize and cover something in filth, don't be surprised if it doesn't look attractive.
  • cricketing: In cricketing parlance ' bowling ' is the deli every of the ball to the batsman.
  • railroad: The east roundhouse catered for passenger engines, whilst the west one catered for goods ( freight in 1990's railroad parlance ) engines.

Possessives

  • today: Banff was where we ' chilled ' in today's parlance.

Preposition: of

  • time: In the common parlance of the times it seems more like a ` vapor service ' .
  • theory: In the parlance of complexity theory, cyberspace is an emergent phenomena, something that is more than the sum of its parts.