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Definition of parlance - 4 dictionary results

par⋅lance

  [pahr-luhns]
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–noun
1. a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
2. speech, esp. a formal discussion or debate.
3. talk; parley.
Origin:
1570–80; < AF; see parle, -ance
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par·lance   (pär'ləns)   
n.  

  1. A particular manner of speaking; idiom: legal parlance.

  2. Speech, especially a conversation or parley.


[Middle French, from Old French, from parler, to speak; see parley.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

parlance 
1579, way of speaking, from Anglo-Fr. (c.1300) and O.Fr. parlance, from O.Fr. parlaunce, from parler "to speak" (see parley).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Parlance
A concurrent language.
["Parallel Processing Structures: Languages, Schedules, and Performance Results", P.F. Reynolds, PhD Thesis, UT Austin 1979].
(1994-12-12)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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