PARLANCE


Meaning of PARLANCE in English

You use ~ when indicating that the expression you are using is normally used by a particular group of people. (FORMAL)

The phrase is common diplomatic ~ for spying.

N-UNCOUNT: supp N, usu in N

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .