Parlance (noun)
pah-lans
A particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
Late 16th century (denoting speech or debate): from Old French, from parler ‘speak’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’ (in late Latin ‘speech’).
Example sentences
“The fact that those terms were common parlance back then is problematic.”
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