parlance
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PARLANCE
[noncount]
formal
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language used by a particular group of people
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In military parlance, “bug out” means “to retreat.” [=for people in the military, “bug out” means “to retreat”]
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The book introduced many readers to terms that are now in common parlance. [=used by many people in ordinary conversation]
