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parleys

parleys is the plural of parley.

parleys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parley.

Meaning of parley

Noun

parley (countable and uncountable, plural parleys)

  1. A conference, especially one between enemies.
    • We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please specify the page number)

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Questions about parleys

What is parleys the plural of?
Parleys is the plural of parley.

Words near parleys in the dictionary

  1. parleyed
  2. parleyer
  3. parleyers
  4. parleying
  5. parleyings
  6. parleys
  7. parleyvoo
  8. parleyvooed
  9. parleyvooing
  10. parleyvoos
  11. parlez vous

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