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Languedoc

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See also: langue d'oc

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Languedoc, from langue d'oc (the language of oc), from Dante Alighieri’s De vulgari eloquentia, where he wrote in Latin: “nam alii oc, alii si, alii vero dicunt oil” (‘some say òc, others say sì, others say oïl’). Based on the Occitan word òc (yes), in contrast to Old French oïl (now French oui).

Proper noun

Languedoc

  1. A former province of southern France; since 2016, part of the region of Occitania.

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Adjective

Languedoc

  1. Pertaining to the Occitan language: Provençal, related to Catalan.

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French

Etymology

Univerbation of the phrase langue d'oc (the language of oc), from Dante Alighieri’s De vulgari eloquentia, where he wrote in Latin: “nam alii oc, alii si, alii vero dicunt oil” (‘some say òc, others say sì, others say oïl’). Based on the Occitan word òc (yes), in contrast to Old French oïl (now French oui).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Languedoc m

  1. Languedoc (a former province of southern France; since 2016, part of the region of Occitania)

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