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Meanings of parlance in English

Catalan
llenguatge
Spanish
lenguaje

A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.

llenguatge
Synonyms
Examples for "idiom"
Examples for "idiom"
1
Serge lifted his hand, the physical Belter idiom for asking a question.
Abaddon's Gate
2
For that moment Michael was struck by the idiom Tessio had used.
The Godfather
3
The savages of the Neutral Nation had also adopted the Huron idiom.
The Makers of Canada: Champlain
4
It takes an American idiom and id to properly troll the electorate.
Wired
5
Christine interrupted, not comprehending the technical idiom and not interested in it.
The Pretty Lady
Usage of parlance in English
1
But then, to use football parlance, come a number of second-phase problems.
The Guardian
2
Naturally, she'd heard that Grandpa was called 'the Preacher' in popular parlance.
The preacher
3
They embody First World Problems long before that phrase entered common parlance.
The Irish Times
4
In cricketing parlance, we will accept the umpire's decision and move on.
Radio NZ
5
I didn't understand the boxing parlance, but it didn't seem to matter.
The power of one
6
They were couched in legal parlance and cushioned on expensive, patterned vellum.
Wild Justice
7
A South Indian tank in our parlance would be an artificial lake.
Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India / A Study of Conditions am...
8
They all went to church Sabbath morning, in the old Puritan parlance.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
9
The two of them got to using a special parlance when alone.
Missy
10
In common parlance, Walter was as good-hearted a fellow as ever breathed.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
11
The Women's March was, in internet parlance, about all of the things.
Wired
12
In Franco-German parlance, the meeting could represent Europe's rendezvous with the zeitgeist.
The Irish Times
13
This is cadet parlance for escorting a young lady to the dance.
Dick Prescott's First Year at West Point; Or, Two Chums in the C...
14
It would, in the parlance of the Paris Hilton generation, be hot.
Naked Heat
15
And what is the instrument of edification in our ordinary religious parlance?
Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
16
Joseph Twichell, who had no special scruples concerning Shakespearian parlance and customs.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900
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Translations for parlance
Parlance through the time
Parlance across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common