parley
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noun
assembly, collocution, colloquy, communication, conclave, conference, congress, conloqui, consultation, convention, conversation, council, debate, deliberation, dialogue, diplomacy, disceptare, discussion, exchange of views, hearing, intercommunication, interlocution, interview, meeting, negotiation, oral communication, seminar, summit, summit conference, summit talk, symposiac, symposium, talk, verbal intercourse
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communicate, confer (consult), conference, confrontation (act of setting face to face), consult (ask advice of), conversation, converse, council (assembly), deliberate, discourse, discuss, mediate, mediation, meet, meeting (conference), negotiate, negotiation, session, speak, treat (process)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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Parley — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Parley Parley en KDE 4. Desarrollador el grupo KDE … Wikipedia Español
Parley — (parli or parlei) is a discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of truce or other matters. The root of the word parley is parlée , which is from the French verb parler to speak ., specifically the conjugation parlez… … Wikipedia
Parley — Par ley, n.; pl. {Parleys}. [F. parler speech, talk, fr. parler to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a comparison, parable, in LL., a word. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parliament}, {Parlor}.] Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parley — Par ley, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Parleyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parleying}.] To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parley — ► NOUN (pl. parleys) ▪ a meeting between opponents or enemies to discuss terms for an armistice. ► VERB (parleys, parleyed) ▪ hold a parley. ORIGIN perhaps from Old French parlee spoken … English terms dictionary
Parley — Parley, Peter, Pseudonym, s. Goodrich … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Parley — (spr. lĕ), Peter, s. Goodrich … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
parley — treat, negotiate, *confer, commune, consult, advise Analogous words: *discuss, debate, dispute, argue, agitate: converse, talk, *speak … New Dictionary of Synonyms
parley — meaning ‘a discussion of peace terms’, has the plural form parleys, and as a verb has inflected forms parleys, parleyed, parleying … Modern English usage
parley — [pär′lē] vi. [< Fr parler, to speak < OFr < LL(Ec) parabolare, to speak < parabola, a speech, PARABLE] to have a conference or discussion, esp. with an enemy; confer n. pl. parleys a talk or conference for the purpose of discussing a… … English World dictionary
