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parlance

par·lance [ prlənss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. particular way of talking: the style of speech or writing used by people in a particular context or profession

2. speech: speech, especially in a conversation

[Late 16th century. < Old French< parler "speak" (see parley)]

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