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Word entry · 6 letters

parley

Best crossword clue

"Peace discussion"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɑːli/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aelpryStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. discuss, as between enemies

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.
  • Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it [...]
  • [...] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ſhot, fled amaine and left us [...]

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