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

The langue d'oc and the langue d'oil contended for the mastery, which was finally won by the latter.

From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various

Two languages, the langue d'oc and the langue d'oïl, gave birth to two separate species of poetry.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

With the langue d'oc came-15- the various forms of troubadour lyric.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

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

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)