how to pronounce parley

/ˈpɑːɹliː/

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parley is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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iː

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An example use of parley in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that you parley into a start-up and make …”

meanings of parley

noun:

A conference, especially one between enemies.

verb:

To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.

parley frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word parley occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics parley can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that parley can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;