langue d'oc

American  

[lahng dawk] / lɑ̃g ˈdɔk /

noun

1. the Romance language of medieval southern France: developed into modern Provençal.

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langue d'oc British  

/ lɑ̃ɡ dɔk /

noun

1. the group of medieval French dialects spoken in S France: often regarded as including Provençal Compare langue d'oïl

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Etymology

Origin of langue d'oc

1700–10; < French: language of oc, yes < Latin hōc ( ille fēcit ) this (he did); cf. Occitan

Example Sentences

The cheerful bird-voice of the trouvère, the half artificial but not wholly insincere intensity of his brethren of the langue d'oc, will never miss their meed.

From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by Saintsbury, George

This dialect is one of the numerous divisions of the langue d'oc, which Mistral claims is spoken by nearly twelve millions of people.

From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred

The langue d'oc had much resemblance to the Latin, and was beautifully soft and adapted to poetry; and when the nobles adopted chivalry, they ornamented it with all the graces of their superior education.

From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

The general impression conveyed by the love lyrics of the langue d'oc is one of great convention.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock

These words, too, he transforms more or less, keeping them in harmony with the forms peculiar to the langue d'oc.

From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred