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parley

/ˈpɑːli/PAHR-lee
/ˈpɑɹli/PAHR-lee

Meaninga parable

Common meaning: a discussion with an enemy

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√GAR‘fall’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 96, p. 733 · scan
  2. Latinparabola‘a parable’source
  3. Late Latinparabolaresource
  4. Frenchparlersource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa parable → a discussion with an enemyparley‘a discussion with an enemy’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin parabola ‘a parable’.

Roots

Related words

parole

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