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parlance


par·lance

noun \ˈpär-lən(t)s\

Definition of PARLANCE

1
: speech; especially : formal debate or parley
2
: manner or mode of speech : idiom
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Origin of PARLANCE

Middle French, from Old French, from parler
First Known Use: 1577

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