parlance
noun
[ ˈpɑːl(ə)ns ]
• a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
• "dated terms that were once in common parlance"
Similar:
jargon,
language,
phraseology,
idiom,
-speak,
talk,
speech,
way/manner of speaking,
vocabulary,
vernacular,
tongue,
idiolect,
patter,
argot,
patois,
cant,
façon de parler,
lingo,
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting speech or debate): from Old French, from parler ‘speak’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’ (in late Latin ‘speech’).
