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Definition of
parlance noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
parlance
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈpɑrləns
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
formal
)
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a particular way of using words or expressing yourself, for example one used by a particular group
in
common/legal/modern parlance
See
parlance
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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