parlance
noun
par·lance
ˈpär-lən(t)s 
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The number of rocket launches has increased dramatically in recent years, leading pilots and academics to warn about a growing danger in the air for flights that have only minutes to get out of harm’s way when a mishap — as explosions and other failures are called in industry parlance — occurs.
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Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Grace, in contemporary internet parlance, often means forgiveness.
—Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
For the first time in Coachella’s 25-year history, organizers added a live performance on the opening Thursday of the festival, known in Coachella fan parlance as Zero Day.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Russia's Programs Moscow's Su-57 jet—or Felon, in NATO parlance—is widely deemed a fifth-generation aircraft, but one that has been largely absent from the Kremlin's war effort in Ukraine.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 15 May 2025
Grace, in contemporary internet parlance, often means forgiveness.
—Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
For the first time in Coachella’s 25-year history, organizers added a live performance on the opening Thursday of the festival, known in Coachella fan parlance as Zero Day.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
Russia's Programs Moscow's Su-57 jet—or Felon, in NATO parlance—is widely deemed a fifth-generation aircraft, but one that has been largely absent from the Kremlin's war effort in Ukraine.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlance. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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parlance
noun
par·lance
ˈpär-lən(t)s
: manner of speech
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