[ˈpɑːləns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest
(e.g: dated terms that were once in common parlance)


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Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French, from parler ‘speak’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’ (in late Latin ‘speech’)