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• PALAVER (an adaptation of Port. palavra, a word or speech; Ital. parola; Fr. parole, from the Low Lat. parabola, a parable, story, talk; Gr. aapa$oXil, literally "comparison"; the Low Lat. parabolare, " to talk," gives Fr. parler, " to speak," whence " pa

PALAVER (an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of See also:

• PORT

Port. palavra, a word or speech; Ital. parola; Fr. See also:

• PAROLE (shortened from the Fr. parole d'honneur, word of honour)

parole, from the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• PARABOLA

parabola, a See also:

• PARABLE (Gr. 7apa(3oXi7, a comparison or similitude)

parable, See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

story, talk; Gr. aapa$oXil, literally "comparison"; the Low Lat. parabolare, " to talk," gives Fr. parler, " to speak," whence " pa  rley," " See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament," &c.), the name used by the Portuguese traders on the See also:

• AFRICAN

African See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast for their conversations and bargaining with the natives . It was introduced into See also:

• ENGLISH

English in the 18th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century through English sailors frequenting the See also:

• GUINEA

Guinea coast . It has now passed into See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general use among the negroes of See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West and West Central See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa for any See also:

• CONFERENCE

conference, either among themselves or with foreigners . From the amount of unnecessary talk characteristic of such meetings with natives, the word is used of any idle or cajoling talk .