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Added 9 October 2026

parlance

/ˈpɑː.ləns/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about parlance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

From Middle English *parlaunce, from Anglo-Norman parlance, parlaunce, from parler (“to talk”) + -ance.

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