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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɑɹli/, /ˈpɑːleɪ/, /ˈpɑːlɪ/ (note: some non-rhotic accents) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parley.wav Forms: parleys [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑɹli, -ɑːleɪ Etymology: From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παρά (pará, “beside”) with βολή (bolḗ, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|parlai|t=speech, parley}} Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), {{der|en|fro|parler||to talk; to speak}} Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), {{der|en|LL.|parabolō}} Late Latin parabolō, {{der|en|la|parabola||comparison}} Latin parabola (“comparison”), {{der|en|grc|παραβολή}} Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} parley (countable and uncountable, plural parleys)
  1. A conference, especially one between enemies. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (conference, especially one between enemies): преговори (pregovori) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), pourparlers [masculine] (French), Unterredung [feminine] (German), Verhandlungsgespräch [neuter] (German), colloquium (Latin), pertraktacje (Polish), rokowania (Polish), перегово́ры (peregovóry) [masculine, plural] (Russian), convesacion (Spanish), coloquio [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɑɹli/, /ˈpɑːleɪ/, /ˈpɑːlɪ/ (note: some non-rhotic accents) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-parley.wav Forms: parleys [present, singular, third-person], parleying [participle, present], parleyed [participle, past], parleyed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑɹli, -ɑːleɪ Etymology: From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παρά (pará, “beside”) with βολή (bolḗ, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|parlai|t=speech, parley}} Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), {{der|en|fro|parler||to talk; to speak}} Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), {{der|en|LL.|parabolō}} Late Latin parabolō, {{der|en|la|parabola||comparison}} Latin parabola (“comparison”), {{der|en|grc|παραβολή}} Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ) Head templates: {{en-verb}} parley (third-person singular simple present parleys, present participle parleying, simple past and past participle parleyed)
  1. (intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: parlay Related terms: parley-vous, parle Translations (discuss): преговарям (pregovarjam) (Bulgarian), parlamentar (Galician), sermōcinor (Latin), pertraktować [imperfective] (Polish), parlamentar (Portuguese), вести переговоры (vesti peregovory) (Russian), parlamentar (Spanish)
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Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please specify the page number):",
          "text": "We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter IV, in The Understanding Heart:",
          "text": "Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it [...]",
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          "ref": "2012 March 24, Eric Schmitt, “U.S. Plans No Charges Over Deadly Strike in Pakistan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "In the highest-level parley of leaders of the two countries since the accident, President Obama is to meet with Pakistan’s prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, after a nuclear security conference there, to discuss Afghanistan and other security issues.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑɹli/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːleɪ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːlɪ/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːleɪ"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "pregovori",
      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
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      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
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      "word": "pourparlers"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Unterredung"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Verhandlungsgespräch"
    },
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      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
      "word": "colloquium"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
      "word": "rokowania"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "перегово́ры"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
      "word": "convesacion"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "conference, especially one between enemies",
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      "word": "coloquio"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique:",
          "text": "[...] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ſhot, fled amaine and left us [...]",
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        },
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          "ref": "1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, “Springing a Mine”, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC, page 527:",
          "text": "\"That is droll. Listen yet one time. You are very spiritual. Can you make a honorable lady of Her?\" / \"Don't be so malicious,\" says Mr. Bucket. / \"Or a haughty gentleman of Him?\" cries Madamoiselle, referring to Sir Leicester with ineffable disdain. \"Eh! O then regard him! The poor infant! Ha! ha! ha!\" / \"Come, come, why this is worse Parlaying than the other,\" says Mr. Bucket. \"Come along!\"",
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          "text": "Jack \"parlayed\" with them until he had completed his task, and then he closed the gate in their faces.",
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        "(intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies."
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑɹli/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɑːleɪ/"
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      "word": "parlay"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pregovarjam",
      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "преговарям"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "parlamentar"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "sermōcinor"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "discuss",
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      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "parlamentar"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vesti peregovory",
      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "вести переговоры"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "discuss",
      "word": "parlamentar"
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