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parlance n

Parlance means a particular way of speaking. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of parlance

  • a particular way of speaking
  • terminology

Usage examples of parlance

In legal parlance, the person who files a lawsuit is often called the plaintiff.

In medical parlance, a “benign” tumor is one that is not cancerous.

Among programmers, “bug” is common parlance for an error in software.

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