langue d'oc

langue d'oc

 (dôk′)

n.

Occitan, especially as spoken and written in medieval times.

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[French, from Old French : langue, language; see language + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + Old Provençal oc, yes; see Occitan.]

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langue d'oc

(lɑ̃ɡ dɔk)

n

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

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

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Langue•doc

(lɑ̃gˈdɔk)

n.

a former province in S France. Cap.: Toulouse.

Langue•do•cian (læŋˈdoʊ ʃən, ˌlæŋ gwəˈdoʊ-) adj., n.

langue d'oc

(lɑ̃g ˈdɔk)
n.

the Romance speech of medieval S France; medieval Occitan.

[1700–10; < French: language of oc, i.e., speech in which oc (< Latin hōc this) is used for “yes”; compare Occitan]

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Langue d'oc - medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France Langue d'oc French French - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France Occitan, Provencal - the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France)

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