parlance[noun]Synonyms: language, idiom, jargon, phraseology, speech, talk, tongue
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
par‧lance /ˈpɑːləns $ ˈpɑːr-/
noun[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Old French;
Origin: parler; ⇒ parley]
1. in medical/advertising etc parlance expressed in the words that a particular group of people would use:
In military parlance this is known as a fast retreat.2. in common parlance expressed in the words that most people use:
These schemes are known in common parlance as ‘private pensions’. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲