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); Occitan

Example Sentences

No, no, we'll keep our rebellious langue d'oc, grumble who will.

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

At last, instead of the two Frances of the langue d’oc and the langue d’o�l, there was but one royal France comprising the whole kingdom.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

The Provençal writers take their peculiar langue d’oc too seriously to regard it as a dialect.

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by Curry, S. S. (Samuel Silas)

She spoke no language but her own, and that not the langue d'oc, but a blurred dialect of it, rougher even than Gascon.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

He hoped to see the langue d'oc saved from destruction, he strove against the invasion of the northern speech that threatened to overwhelm it.

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