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parlances

parlances is the plural of parlance.

Meaning of parlance

Noun

parlance (countable and uncountable, plural parlances)

  1. A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
    • To my childish fancy, it had seemed an imaginary flag-staff, or, in rustic parlance, the "liberty pole" of some former generation […]1836, James Fenimore Cooper, "Eclipse"
  2. Of a word, the quality of being lexicalized; especially as jargon or slang.
    • Its use at a variety of levels, including the individual and organisational level, make it a varied term that has parlance in organisational development, performance management and talent management.2020, Stanley Oluka, Performance Management System and Employee Performance in Amuria Health Centre IV, Eastern Uganda
  3. (archaic, rare) Speech, discussion or debate.
    • And without further parlance they fought, […]1849, Lady Charlotte Guest, The Mabinogion, "Peredur the Son of Evrawc"

Questions about parlances

What is parlances the plural of?
Parlances is the plural of parlance.

Words near parlances in the dictionary

  1. Parl.
  2. Parla
  3. parlament
  4. parlaments
  5. parlance
  6. parlances
  7. parlando
  8. parlandos
  9. parlante
  10. Parlapiano
  11. Parlapianos

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