Parlance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːɹləns/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɑːləns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɑːləns/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːɹləns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

idiom

Word Forms

idiomatic	adjective	of or relating to or conforming to idiom
idiomatical	adjective	of or relating to or conforming to idiom

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sprachgebrauch

eine Sprechweise, die für Muttersprachler einer Sprache selbstverständlich ist

🇫🇷French

langage

une manière de parler naturelle aux locuteurs natifs d'une langue

🇪🇸Spanish

lenguaje

una manera de hablar que es natural para los hablantes nativos de un idioma

🇮🇹Italian

linguaggio

un modo di parlare naturale per i madrelingua di una lingua

🇳🇱Dutch

taalgebruik

een manier van spreken die natuurlijk is voor moedertaalsprekers van een taal

🇵🇹Portuguese

linguagem

uma maneira de falar que é natural para falantes nativos de uma língua

🇷🇺Russian

язык

манера речи, естественная для носителей языка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोल-चाल

बोलने का एक तरीका जो किसी भाषा के मूल वक्ताओं के लिए स्वाभाविक है

🇧🇩Bengali

কথাবার্তা

কথা বলার একটি পদ্ধতি যা একটি ভাষার স্থানীয় ভাষাভাষীদের জন্য স্বাভাবিক

🇮🇳Tamil

பேச்சு வார்த்தை

ஒரு மொழியைத் தாய்மொழியாகக் கொண்டவர்களுக்கு இயல்பான பேச்சு முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిభాష

ఒక భాష మాట్లాడేవారికి సహజంగా ఉండే మాట్లాడే విధానం

🇮🇳Marathi

भाषा

भाषेच्या मूळ भाषिकांसाठी नैसर्गिक बोलण्याची पद्धत

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોલચાલ

બોલવાની એક રીત જે ભાષાના મૂળ બોલનારા લોકો માટે કુદરતી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾಷೆ

ಒಂದು ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡುವವರಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕವಾದ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ವಿಧಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംസാരഭാഷ

ഒരു ഭാഷ സംസാരിക്കുന്നവർക്ക് സ്വാഭാവികമായ ഒരു സംസാര രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਸ਼ਾ

ਬੋਲਣ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਤਰੀਕਾ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਮੂਲ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بول چال

بولنے کا ایک انداز جو کسی زبان کے مقامی بولنے والوں کے لیے فطری ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

说法

对某种语言的母语者来说很自然的说话方式

🇯🇵Japanese

用語

言語の母語話者にとって自然な話し方

🇰🇷Korean

말투

해당 언어의 원어민에게 자연스러운 말하는 방식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cách nói

một cách nói tự nhiên của người bản ngữ của một ngôn ngữ

🇹🇭Thai

คำพูด

ลักษณะการพูดที่เป็นธรรมชาติของเจ้าของภาษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bahasa

cara berbicara yang wajar bagi penutur asli suatu bahasa

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasalita

isang paraan ng pagsasalita na natural sa mga katutubong nagsasalita ng isang wika

🇲🇾Malay

perbahasan

cara pertuturan yang semula jadi kepada penutur asli sesuatu bahasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لغة

طريقة التحدث الطبيعية للمتحدثين الأصليين للغة

🇮🇷Persian

اصطلاح

روشی از صحبت کردن که برای گویشوران بومی یک زبان طبیعی است

🇹🇷Turkish

deyiş

bir dili anadili olarak konuşanlar için doğal olan bir konuşma tarzı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֹפֶן הַדִבּוּר

צורת דיבור טבעית לדוברי שפה שפת אם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'parlance'?

The primary meaning of 'parlance' is 'a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'parlance' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'parlance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'parlance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'parlance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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