parlance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English *parlaunce, from Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler (“to talk”) + -ance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
At first she "ran a temperature" in American parlance, and I could not resist the exquisite caloricity of unexpected delights—Venus febriculosa—though it was a very languid Lolita that moaned and coughed and shivered in my embrace.
1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 12, in Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 2, page 200:To my childish fancy, it had seemed an imaginary flag-staff, or, in rustic parlance, the "liberty pole" of some former generation […]
1836, James Fenimore Cooper, "Eclipse":We approach the contest, still known in the common parlance of the country, as "the first Pennimite War."
1845, Charles Miner, History of Wyoming, Letter IX: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."
1909, William Elliot Griffis, The Story of New Netherland, Chapter 22:
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2020, Stanley Oluka, Performance Management System and Employee Performance in Amuria Health Centre IV, Eastern Uganda:
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(archaic, countable, rare, uncountable) Speech, discussion or debate.
And without further parlance they fought, […]
1849, Lady Charlotte Guest, The Mabinogion, "Peredur the Son of Evrawc":
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parlances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (39)
is talsmáti (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es germanía (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es jerigonza (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · de Redestil (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · pl mowa (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · fi puhetapa (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es lenguaje (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · fi -slangi (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · bg говор (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · de Redeweise (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · de Ausdrucksweise (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · tr tâbir (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · de Sprechweise (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · de Jargon (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · is málfar (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es habla (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es argot (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es fabla (disused) (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · pl język (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · is mál (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · sv jargong (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · fi -kieli (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es caliche (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es jerga (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · it parlata (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · tr deyiş (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · fa بیان (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · ru на языке (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · ru говоря языком (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · tr deyim (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · de Diktion (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · sv språkbruk (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es hablado (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · es sociolecto (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · zh 措辞 (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · is málvenja (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · et kõneviis (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · ru манера говорить (A certain way of speaking (or using words)) · sl žargon (A certain way of speaking (or using words))