in common parlance
idiom
formal
: used by many people in ordinary conversation
terms that are now in common parlance
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If those names leave you blank, then you haven’t been tuned into the UEFA European Football Championships—in common parlance, the Euros—which are currently taking place in Germany.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Appropriate is a word with two usages and meanings in common parlance.
—Madeline Ashby, WIRED, 2 May 2024
In mathematical terms, as in common parlance, a signal is something that conveys information.
—New York Times, 14 Sep. 2021
Calling a variant by its Pango name, like calling an animal by its Latinate species designation, is highly descriptive but a bit unwieldy in common parlance.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2023
The most radical change, though, might be the Automated Strike Zone — robot umpires, in common parlance.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022
Hobble is not a word in common parlance, but it's known in many police circles.
—NBC News, 24 May 2021
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Appropriate is a word with two usages and meanings in common parlance.
—Madeline Ashby, WIRED, 2 May 2024
In mathematical terms, as in common parlance, a signal is something that conveys information.
—New York Times, 14 Sep. 2021
Calling a variant by its Pango name, like calling an animal by its Latinate species designation, is highly descriptive but a bit unwieldy in common parlance.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2023
The most radical change, though, might be the Automated Strike Zone — robot umpires, in common parlance.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022
Hobble is not a word in common parlance, but it's known in many police circles.
—NBC News, 24 May 2021
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“In common parlance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20common%20parlance. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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