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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A particular manner of speaking; idiom: legal parlance.
  2. n. Speech, especially a conversation or parley.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Speech; conversation; discourse; talk; language; manner of expression; conference.
  2. n. In common parlance, in the usual mode of speech; in ordinary language.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A certain way of speaking, of using words, especially when it comes to those with a particular job or interest.
  2. n. archaic, rare Speech, discussion or debate.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Etymologies

  1. From Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler ("to talk") + -ance. (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle French, from Old French, from parler, to speak; see parley. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • Prolagus Parlance is obviously based on answerance to specific askance. Oct 16, 2009

  • oroboros Do you too parle vous mon petit bleu? Wee, wee, Sherry! Sep 1, 2007

  • patchouli I love this word. Preferably with an adjective. e.g. legal parlance Sep 1, 2007

  • reesetee I agree, seanahan. It seems frilly yet utilitarian to me. Jun 22, 2007

  • seanahan This is another way to say lingo, vernacular, idiom, etc. I think it sounds less technical, but more high class. Jun 22, 2007

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‘parlance’ has been looked up 3519 times, loved by 16 people, added to 77 lists, commented on 5 times, and has a Scrabble score of 12.