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par·lance
 parlance
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noun |
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manner of speaking or writing, esp. word choice; vernacular.
She was speaking in medical parlance, and I wasn't able to follow completely.The word "forsooth" is not in common parlance nowadays, although we often come across it when reading Shakespeare.- similar words:
- idiom, phraseology, speech, tongue
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argot, cant, elocution, jargon, language, usage |
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