langue d'oc

[ lahng dawk ]

noun

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

langue d'oc

/ lɑ̃ɡ dɔk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of langue d'oc¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of langue d'oc¹

literally: language of oc (the Provençal form for yes ), ultimately from Latin hoc this

Example Sentences

These songs (none of which survive) were apparently in the langue dol and not in the langue doc.

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Catalan is nearly related to Langue doc, the language of Provence across the French border.

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And I should be sorry to speak aught but my own langue doc—the tongue of the first knights and first poets of France.

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The danger came from southern France, particularly from Provence, from the country of the langue doc.

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