langue

[ lahng ]

/ lɑ̃g /

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noun French.

the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).

Words nearby langue

language laboratory, language planning, language school, language transfer, language universal, langue, langue d'oc, langue d'oïl, langue de boeuf, langue de chat, languedoc

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Examples from the Web for langue

M. Bollack, author of the Langue bleue, has already refused the chairmanship.
International Language|Walter J. Clark
The speech of the Basque country is first of all a langue, not a corrupted, mixed-up patois.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces|Francis Miltoun
The langue d'oc and the langue d'oil contended for the mastery, which was finally won by the latter.
The Galaxy, April, 1877|Various
Catalan is nearly related to Langue doc, the language of Provence across the French border.
Modern Geography|Marion I. Newbigin

Grammaire Angloise et Franoise pour facilement et promptement apprendre la Langue angloise et franoise.
The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times|Kathleen Lambley

British Dictionary definitions for langue

langue

/ (lɑːŋɡ) /

noun

linguistics language considered as an abstract system or a social institution, being the common possession of a speech communityCompare parole (def. 5)

Word Origin for langue

C19: from French: language

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langue

noun French.

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noun

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