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BNC: 19083 COCA: 16974

parlance

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
parlance /ˈpɑɚləns/ noun
parlance
/ˈpɑɚləns/
noun
Learner's definition of PARLANCE
[noncount] formal
: language used by a particular group of people(某人群使用的)说法,用语
BNC: 19083 COCA: 16974

parlance

noun

par·​lance ˈpär-lən(t)s How to pronounce parlance (audio)
1
: speech
especially : formal debate or parley
… battle and not parlance should determine his right and title. John Speed
2
: manner or mode of speech : idiom
The company's computer system had, in computer parlance, "crashed."

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This is, to use the parlance of the Western’s times, a lot of horse apples. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2022 Or, to use the parlance of our times, Idea Birthing Persons. Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2022 In this case, (appellant’s) words, while obscene under the common parlance, do not fit the statutory definition of obscene from the case law cited above. Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2022 The most radical change, though, might be the Automated Strike Zone — robot umpires, in common parlance. New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022 The husband killer robe–by that name—really entered popular parlance around 2015 or 2016, when tweets and Tumblr posts dedicated to this style of dress started popping up. Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022 About 80 workers — or crew members in company parlance — at the Hadley store are scheduled to vote Wednesday and Thursday, said Maeg Yosef, a union organizer who has worked at Trader Joe's for 18 years. Mark Pratt, ajc, 27 July 2022 Second, the documents show that Chief Justice John Roberts saved the Supreme Court from, in legal parlance, getting played like a bunch of suckers. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022 In common parlance, strong brands know how to convey a consistent message but keep their look and style fresh. Derek Rucker, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English parlaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French parlance, parlaunce "speech, gossip, debate," from parler "to speak, talk" + -aunce, -ance -ance — more at parley entry 2

Note: Parlance is much more amply attested in Anglo-French than in continental Old and Middle French, especially after ca. 1300. The Dictionnaire du moyen français has only marginal evidence for the word after 1350.

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of parlance was in the 15th century
BNC: 19083 COCA: 16974

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