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Provençal definition

Pro·ven·çal (prō′vən säl′, präv′ən-; Fr prō̂ vän sȧl′)

adjective

of Provence or its people, language, or culture

Etymology: Fr

noun

  1. the vernacular of S France, a Romance language comprising several dialects
  2. the medieval language of S France, a literary language as cultivated by the troubadours
  3. a person born or living in Provence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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