parlance
noun
par·lance
ˈpär-lən(t)s 
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This is called a conjunction in the parlance of orbital mechanics.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The parlance of ‘messaging’ rather than ‘ideas’ suggests consumers who prefer unanimities of class perspective to fraught exchanges with ‘outsiders’ that risk social discomfort.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
But nobody was quite prepared for what a bombshell, to use the show’s parlance, season seven would turn out to be.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 14 July 2025
In the parlance of the United Nations, it is somewhat expected to call for a Framework Convention on significant topics.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
The parlance of ‘messaging’ rather than ‘ideas’ suggests consumers who prefer unanimities of class perspective to fraught exchanges with ‘outsiders’ that risk social discomfort.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
But nobody was quite prepared for what a bombshell, to use the show’s parlance, season seven would turn out to be.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 14 July 2025
In the parlance of the United Nations, it is somewhat expected to call for a Framework Convention on significant topics.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlance. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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parlance
noun
par·lance
ˈpär-lən(t)s
: manner of speech
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