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parlance

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Definition of parlance

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formal the manner of speech used by a particular group of people In military parlance, "bug out" means "to retreat." They spoke the parlance of those in the technology industry.

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Recent Examples of parlance James thrived as a slot cornerback or a nickelback (depending on the parlance), acting as an additional run defender or pass rusher, depending on the situation. — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 17 June 2026 So far, most investments in Venezuela are in existing oil sites—brownfields, in industry parlance. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 In industry parlance, a frontier model is a new, cutting edge AI model trained on massive amounts of data that can reason and autonomously use tools to initiate actions. — Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 The new documents, photos, drawings and videos add to the government's rapidly expanding archive of unexplained sightings, known in official parlance as UAPs, or Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for parlance

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The goal is to develop proficiency in cybersecurity terminology and the technical skills essential for identifying common cyberattack methods.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Using basic academic terminology would place grants at risk of rejection or termination on political grounds.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of terminology

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Textbooks were in German, classmates spoke a Saxon dialect, while my grandfather’s novels were in Romanian.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
In India, the book Why Tibet Matters has been translated into 15 local dialects to galvanize solidarity among the host community.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of dialect

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Among other things, the 1960s meetings known as Vatican II revolutionized the church’s relations with other Christians, Jews and people of other faiths and allowed Mass to be celebrated in the vernacular rather than Latin.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of vernacular

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Please put on your batteries — a Mexican Spanish idiom that means to cowboy up.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Rooms are comfortable and in the same white idiom, often with jet-black bathrooms; some are duplexes with high ceilings and large windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Definition of idiom

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Kerr, for example, questioned Valdez’s command of English given his use of Caló, a culturally specific dialect that blends Mexican Spanish slang with English.

— Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Their influence stretched beyond music into fashion, dance trends and slang, and as member Pimpin' noted, fans are still doing the group's signature dance more than two decades later, something a SeaWorld whale recently proved.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Definition of slang

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Handwritten messages in Thai and other languages, including Korean, were left alongside white flowers, expressing condolences to the victims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
The author’s debut novel was published in 1974, spent 14 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into more than 35 languages.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

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