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. 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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